Author(s): Tim Dowley
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 64
Publisher: Lion Hudson Plc
Language: English
Date Published: 2018-09-21
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Publication City/Country: Oxford, United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Illustrations: Colour illustrations

An easy-to-read history of our Bible through the ages introduces the story behind the writing of the Bible itself. Packed with fascinating facts and detailed illustrations exploring the origins of the books of the Bible, translations and early printings. A companion title to Candle Bible Handbook. Contents: Books of the Bible, Where did the bible come from, Who wrote the Bible, How the Bible was written down, How Writing began, What Language was the Bible written in, Why was the Bible Written on Scrolls, Scrolls in Jars, How the Bible survived, Copying Monks, Translating the Bible, Precious Books, Into Ordinary Words, Printing Speeds things up, A Flood of translations, to the New World and Beyond.