In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Peter Gurry, co-author of the book Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible.
0:27 - Intro to Peter Gurry
3:07 - Welcome to Peter Gurry
3:27 - Peter’s background and focus
5:22 - What got Peter interested in studying the origin of the scriptures?
7:56 - Did your study make you more or less confident in the scripture?
13:09 - How do we know what was written without the originals?
22:16 - Interesting scribal notes found in manuscripts
29:41 - What is the canon of scripture and how did we receive it?
36:41 - What place do the apocryphal books have for the Christian?
43:23 - Apostolic authority…
46:20 - The best way to choose a Bible translation
59:24 - Further resources:
Books:
Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible
Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism
Websites:
www.textandcanon.org
Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog
Articles:
Five Decisions Every Bible Translator Must Make
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0:27 - Intro to Peter Gurry
3:07 - Welcome to Peter Gurry
3:27 - Peter’s background and focus
5:22 - What got Peter interested in studying the origin of the scriptures?
7:56 - Did your study make you more or less confident in the scripture?
13:09 - How do we know what was written without the originals?
22:16 - Interesting scribal notes found in manuscripts
29:41 - What is the canon of scripture and how did we receive it?
36:41 - What place do the apocryphal books have for the Christian?
43:23 - Apostolic authority…
46:20 - The best way to choose a Bible translation
59:24 - Further resources:
Books:
Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible
Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism
Websites:
www.textandcanon.org
Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog
Articles:
Five Decisions Every Bible Translator Must Make
================================
We appreciate your feedback.
If you’re on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.
You can follow Brian @TheBrianAuten
And of course, you can follow @Apologetics315
If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com
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