Biblical History

[AWorknProgress]

Hello all! Could someone please point me in the direction of a good book or resource(s) dealing with the history of the bible and it compilation. Thanks for any help.

 

[Michie]

The History of the Bible (CCC 105-108)

A very complex and large subject

The history of the Bible is a very large subject and is very complex, involving many dates, councils, people and political events. It is far more complex than can be dealt with in a single article. Saint Michael's Media recommends the book “Where Did The Bible Come From?” by the co-author of this series of articles (available from Saint Michael's Press) as an excellent overview of the subject in greater detail than this article can provide. Also available is the “Where Did The Bible Come From?” Collection which contains the book, DVDs and a timeline – this is also available from Saint Michael's Media.

This article is concerned with the history of the Bible as it relates to Catholic apologetics – particularly the fact that the Bible is historically accurate and that the Bible is inspired scripture. The fact that the human agency which can be called the “author” of the Bible is the Catholic Church is also part of this article – partially because it is the simple truth, but additionally because it directly relates to the argument concerning sola scriptura.

The authorship of the Bible

Continued- http://www.catholicbasictraining.com/apologetics/coursetexts/1l.htm

Catholic Bible - Early History


History of the Bible and the Catholic Church - YouTube

The Complete Bible: Why Catholics Have Seven More Books

 

[pathfinder777]

Hello all! Could someone please point me in the direction of a good book or resource(s) dealing with the history of the bible and it compilation. Thanks for any help.

I have some good ones for you....
I would start with

Joseph T. Lienhard, The Bible, the Church, and Authority: the Canon of the Christian Bible in History and Theology (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1995).

Its short but very well done..

After that you cant go wrong with Bruce Metzger.


Bruce Metzger, The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance (New York: Clarendon / Oxford University Press, 1987).
Bruce Metzger, The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origins, Transmission, and Limitations (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1977).


These are two excellent resources.

A good bibliography sight on the subject can be found here

http://moses.creighton.edu/harmless/bibliographies_for_theology/New_Testament_1.htm#7._THE_FORMATION_OF_THE_BIBLE_&_CANON


In Christ

 

[bibledoctor]

Not a book but a Notepad, its useful to try writing down all the books of the Bible for memorization.

 

[Wolseley]

Excellent resource:

Where We Got the Bible... Our Debt to the Catholic Church: Henry G. Graham: 9780895557964: Amazon.com: Books