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(More customer reviews)"Searching for the Original Bible" is a solidly evangelical study of how the Bible came to us. The importance of the Bible for Christians mandates that we study and understand the process which brought it to us. Price does this in a carefully researched and clearly presented manner. He has the ability to take complex issues related to the original biblical texts and explain to the average reader how God's Word was written, recognized as authoritative, and preserved.
Price begins his book by responding to the current attack on the Bible's credibility and then raises the question, "Does it matter?" The rest of the book demonstrates that it does indeed matter whether or not we have a Bible that can be regarded as trustworthy. He addresses the claims and challenges of the critics, showing that we have ancient Hebrew and Greek manuscripts that provide the basis for a reliable Bible. He deals with the formation of the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament, interacting with the subject of textual criticism in manner that can be understood by readers not familiar with the subject.
In the last section of the book Price raises and answers important questions of canonicity and whether the new Gnostic gospels belong in the Bible. He demonstrates that these gospels were written long after the other New Testament books and contain messages not consistent with early Christianity. Toward the end of the book Price presents a very helpful discussion on the subject of innerancy and the Bible.
"Searching for the Original Bible" is a book I will heartily recommend to my students and colleagues. The research is supported by extensive footnotes. A "Recommended Reading" list of books provides readers direction for further study.
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Noted researcher/archaeologist Randall Price tackles crucial, faith-challenging questions about theBible's claims to be divine communication. All dispute boils down to two fundamental issues: Were the original writings givenby God, or were they cobbled together from traditions, myths, and human ethical notions? And if divine, have they been faithfullypassed down to us?
Price brings his expert knowledge of the Bible texts to examine crucial topics:
what the key ancient manuscripts reveal
ideas about how mere humans composed the writings
evidence from the archaeological record
the gathering of inspired texts into one book
the transmission of those texts to us
All evidence available today, concludes the author, upholds even more strongly the age-long views oforthodox Christianity. Not only is the Bible we have a trustworthy record of divine revelation, but it remains livingand authoritative for every time, every place, and every person.
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