Thematic Collection

Textual History & Canon

How the Bible was written, collected, preserved, and translated, from the earliest manuscripts to the printing press.

Cornerstone Guide

What Is the Bible?

How Scripture came to be a collection of 66 books, why it took the shape it did, and why it still shapes faith today.

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Section 1

Big-Picture Basics

5 articles

What Is the Bible? Why Was the Bible Written? How Was the Bible Written? How Was the Bible Compiled? Is the Bible Reliable?

Section 2

Authors & Dates

2 articles

How Many People Wrote the Bible? When Was the Bible Written?

Section 3

Canon & Timeline

2 articles

What Is the Biblical Canon? A Biblical Timeline

Section 4

Manuscripts & Discoveries

2 articles

What Is the Oldest Manuscript of the Bible? What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Section 5

Chapters, Verses & Translation

3 articles

When Was the Bible Divided into Chapters and Verses? When Was the Bible First Translated into English? How Many Languages Has the Bible Been Translated Into?

Section 6

Gutenberg & the Printing Press

3 articles

What Is the Gutenberg Bible? Who Was Johannes Gutenberg? How the Printing Press Changed the Bible

Section 7

Language & Interpretation

4 articles

Apocalyptic Language in Scripture Literal vs. Figurative Language in the Bible How the Bible Uses Poetry How the Bible Uses Metaphor

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