An Illustrated History of How We Got the Bible

The Bible is a truly unique book.  It is unique for several reasons. One reason for its uniqueness is because so many people have died for this book.  Just for the book itself.  It is also fascinating that so many people would kill other people because of this book.  If you are willing to die or kill for something, then that something must be important to you. What could make someone die for a book? Or kill for a book?  What makes the Bible so unique?

To examine its uniqueness, this presentation follows the development of the book we today call the Bible from its earliest origins as scrolls. The following slides use actual scrolls and books to illustrate how we got the Bible.

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1. How We Got the Bible (Intro)	15. Latin Manuscript
2. History of the Bible Timeline	16. Early Printed Bible
3. The Hebrew Scriptures	17. Matthew's Bible
4. The Christian Bible	18. Matthew's Bible 1539
5. The Torah	19. Matthew's Bible 1549
6. The Torah Opened in Leviticus	20. 1560 English Bible
7. Mezuzah	21. "Breeches Bible"
8. Esther Scroll	22. 1611 King James Bible
9. God's Name Hidden in Esther	23. "He" Bible
10. Papyrus Scroll	Closing Comments
11. Greek Manuscript	Acknowledgments
12. Manuscript of Psalms	Writings by Buster Herren
13. Collection of Christian Writings	Links for Additional Study
14. Book of Psalms	View slideshow of antique manuscripts and Bibles (some photos are used in this web) Group 1        Group 2        Group 3