The Word of God

How We Received It, How We Know It, and How We Read It: A Biblical and Historical Account of the Holy Scriptures

Prof. Dr. Larry Adams

Contents

1. Preface: How to Use This Book

Part One: The Word of God Defined

1. Chapter 1: God Speaks: Revelation, Inspiration, and Authority
2. Chapter 2: The Library of Heaven: Structure, Languages, and Writing Materials

Part Two: The Old Testament

1. Chapter 3: How the Old Testament Was Written
2. Chapter 4: How the Old Testament Canon Was Recognized
3. Chapter 5: How the Old Testament Was Preserved

Part Three: The New Testament

1. Chapter 6: The World the Bible Entered: Between the Testaments
2. Chapter 7: How the New Testament Was Written
3. Chapter 8: How the New Testament Canon Was Recognized
4. Chapter 9: The Manuscripts and the Text of the New Testament

Part Four: The Bible in the World

1. Chapter 10: Early Translations and the Latin Bible
2. Chapter 11: The English Bible: From Wycliffe to the King James Version
3. Chapter 12: The Bible Goes to the Nations

Part Five: Understanding and Living the Word

1. Chapter 13: How to Understand the Bible
2. Chapter 14: A Survey of the Sixty-Six Books
3. Chapter 15: Questions Honestly Asked
4. Chapter 16: Living by the Word
5. Appendix A: A Timeline of the Bible’s History
6. Appendix B: Glossary
7. References