McAfee A Study of the King James Version of the Bible
By Cleland Boyd McAfee
1912
In this 6 chapter work, McAfee discusses the history, making, and influence of the King James Bible.
McAfee A Study of the King James Version of the Bible
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Bullinger How to Enjoy Bible
Bullinger How to Enjoy Bible (Enjoy Bible)
Enjoy Bible
Or, The “Word,” and “The Words,” How to Study them.
By E. W. Bullinger, D.D. 1916
In this 18 chapter work by Bullinger (Brethren, Hyperdispensationalist), he examines the Bible in two divisions, the Word of God as a whole, and the words. The later division examines how to study and understand the Scripture.
Griffith-Thomas, W.H. – How we got our Bible
How We Got Our Bible
And Why We Believe It Is God’s Word
By W.H. Griffith Thomas
© 1926 The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Copyright expired.
Published by Moody Press, Chicago, Illinois
In this twelve chapter book, Griffith-Thomas presents us with the origin of our Bible. He begin with the structure and history of the Bible, then the canonicity, authority, trustworthiness of the Bible. He then presents the unity of the Bible as a testimony to its divine origin, and then deals with the progressiveness of the Bible. He sums up with two chapters on the inspiration of the Bible, the interpretation of the Bible, and finally God’s purpose in giving us the Bible.
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Colwell, E.C. – The Study of the Bible
The Study of the Bible
By ERNEST CADMAN COLWELL
In this 6 Chapter work by Coleman (Anglican Greek Scholar) on the Bible, he examines the origin and growth of the Bible, the Transmission of the Bible, the Translation of the Bible, the Interpretation of the Bible looking at the Modernizing Method, the historical method (Literary Criticism and Historical Criticism).
Barclay, W. – Making the Bible
Making the Bible
by William Barclay
William Barclay was a Scottish author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister, and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow. He wrote a popular set of Bible commentaries on the New Testament that sold 1.5 million copies. william-barclay.com
Summary
In this classic work by british author William Barclay, he explains God’s process of giving us the Bible. Chapters are (1) the Grandeur of the law, (2) the Writings, (3) For further guidance, (4) The final test.
This is a three chapter work (rather long chapters with many subdivisions) about the formation of the Bible and the Canon. Chapers run: The Grandeur of the Law, The Starting-Point of Scripture, Some Discrepancies, The Holiness Code, Just Because the Days of the Prophets Were Held to Have Ended, The Prophets Established, The Writings, Attributed Authorship, The People of the Book, The Emergence of Sacred Scripture, The First Christian Books, Collecting Paul’s Letters, Making the Collection, The Gospels Win Their Place, A Written Gospel, Authoritative and Sacred, Discarding the Old Testament?, The Church’s Decision, Closing of the Books, The Final Completion, The Final Test: Does the Book Speak of Christ? Faith in a Living Saviour
More Works on Bible Origins
- Talbot, L.T. – Why Four Gospels? The Four-Fold Portrait of Christ
- Litke, S. – How We Got the Bible
- Griffith-Thomas, W.H. – How we got our Bible
- Gray Inspiration of the Bible: Definition, Extent, & Proof
- Barclay, W. – Making the Bible
- Ballou-Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation
- Arlandson, J.M. – Historical Reliability of the Gospels
