What does the word "Bible" mean? Who wrote the Bible? Has it changed over time? Why are there so many translations?A General Introduction to the Bible answers these questions and more. Without becoming too technical for the average layperson, David Ewert surveys the history, formation, transmission, and translation of the Christian Bible in an informative and captivating way.Topics include:Meaning of "Bible" and the naming of biblical booksTransmission of sacred scripturesThe thousand-year story of the English BibleBible organizationDevelopment of biblical languagesCanon of the testamentsExtracanonical booksEarly versions of the BibleChoosing a translationFeatures include:Photographs of ancient texts, Bible pages, key individuals, and settingsMaps and charts that show the development of languages, textual families, and the relationship of various translations and revisionsSuggested readings and an extensive glossary and indexFrom ancient tablets to modern translations—God's Word to humanity has been profoundly impacting the world for several millennia. And after learning about its fascinating history, your appreciation for the Bible will surely increase even more.

What does the word "Bible" mean? Who wrote the Bible? Has it changed over time? Why are there so many translations?

A General Introduction to the Bible answers these questions and more. Without becoming too technical for the average layperson, David Ewert surveys the history, formation, transmission, and translation of the Christian Bible in an informative and captivating way.

Topics include:

Meaning of "Bible" and the naming of biblical booksTransmission of sacred scripturesThe thousand-year story of the English BibleBible organizationDevelopment of biblical languagesCanon of the testamentsExtracanonical booksEarly versions of the BibleChoosing a translation

Features include:

Photographs of ancient texts, Bible pages, key individuals, and settingsMaps and charts that show the development of languages, textual families, and the relationship of various translations and revisionsSuggested readings and an extensive glossary and index

From ancient tablets to modern translations—God''s Word to humanity has been profoundly impacting the world for several millennia. And after learning about its fascinating history, your appreciation for the Bible will surely increase even more.  

In fifteen thorough chapters David Ewert surveys the whole range of New Testament authors to discover what they have to say on the Holy Spirit and what this means for the life of the believer and for the church. To add another book on the Holy Spirit to the great number available is a daunting undertaking, the author admits. One can only hope that by ordering the biblical materials in a new way, familiar truths will shine with new luster. Perhaps by bringing the relevant biblical passages to bear on the life of the church in our day old truths can be seen in a new light. The material is organizzed in three parts: (1) The Promise of the Spirit, considering all the passages of the Gospels that speak of the Holy Spirit; (2) The Coming of the Spirit, dealing with the Pentecostal outpouring of the Spirit in the book of Acts and the continual overflow of the Spirit in the expansion of the church; and (3) The Spirit in the Life of the Believer, studying what the apostles have to say about the Holy Spirit in the epistles. Many have instinctively sensed that the teaching of the New Testament on the Holy Spirit is a key that unlocks many doors, the author notes. Jesus likened the Spirit to the wind, with its mysterious and numinous character. Just as we can hear and feel the blowing of the wind, by God's grace we can experience the presence and the power of the Spirit, if we are willing to get in the path of God's wind.

What does the word "Bible" mean? Who wrote the Bible? Has it changed over time? Why are there so many translations?A General Introduction to the Bible answers these questions and more. Without becoming too technical for the average layperson, David Ewert surveys the history, formation, transmission, and translation of the Christian Bible in an informative and captivating way.Topics include:Meaning of "Bible" and the naming of biblical booksTransmission of sacred scripturesThe thousand-year story of the English BibleBible organizationDevelopment of biblical languagesCanon of the testamentsExtracanonical booksEarly versions of the BibleChoosing a translationFeatures include:Photographs of ancient texts, Bible pages, key individuals, and settingsMaps and charts that show the development of languages, textual families, and the relationship of various translations and revisionsSuggested readings and an extensive glossary and indexFrom ancient tablets to modern translations—God's Word to humanity has been profoundly impacting the world for several millennia. And after learning about its fascinating history, your appreciation for the Bible will surely increase even more.

What does the word "Bible" mean? Who wrote the Bible? Has it changed over time? Why are there so many translations?

A General Introduction to the Bible answers these questions and more. Without becoming too technical for the average layperson, David Ewert surveys the history, formation, transmission, and translation of the Christian Bible in an informative and captivating way.

Topics include:

Meaning of "Bible" and the naming of biblical booksTransmission of sacred scripturesThe thousand-year story of the English BibleBible organizationDevelopment of biblical languagesCanon of the testamentsExtracanonical booksEarly versions of the BibleChoosing a translation

Features include:

Photographs of ancient texts, Bible pages, key individuals, and settingsMaps and charts that show the development of languages, textual families, and the relationship of various translations and revisionsSuggested readings and an extensive glossary and index

From ancient tablets to modern translations—God''s Word to humanity has been profoundly impacting the world for several millennia. And after learning about its fascinating history, your appreciation for the Bible will surely increase even more.  

In fifteen thorough chapters David Ewert surveys the whole range of New Testament authors to discover what they have to say on the Holy Spirit and what this means for the life of the believer and for the church. To add another book on the Holy Spirit to the great number available is a daunting undertaking, the author admits. One can only hope that by ordering the biblical materials in a new way, familiar truths will shine with new luster. Perhaps by bringing the relevant biblical passages to bear on the life of the church in our day old truths can be seen in a new light. The material is organizzed in three parts: (1) The Promise of the Spirit, considering all the passages of the Gospels that speak of the Holy Spirit; (2) The Coming of the Spirit, dealing with the Pentecostal outpouring of the Spirit in the book of Acts and the continual overflow of the Spirit in the expansion of the church; and (3) The Spirit in the Life of the Believer, studying what the apostles have to say about the Holy Spirit in the epistles. Many have instinctively sensed that the teaching of the New Testament on the Holy Spirit is a key that unlocks many doors, the author notes. Jesus likened the Spirit to the wind, with its mysterious and numinous character. Just as we can hear and feel the blowing of the wind, by God's grace we can experience the presence and the power of the Spirit, if we are willing to get in the path of God's wind.