TEN-PART JOURNAL COLLECTION
Origins of the Bible
How Scripture was written, recognised, preserved, translated and tested through history.
What Is the Bible?
The Bible’s structure, authorship, languages and central message.
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Is the Bible True?
Authority, infallibility, inerrancy and the posture with which we approach Scripture.
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The Canon of Scripture
How the church recognised rather than created the biblical canon.
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The Old Testament
The Torah, Prophets and Writings, and how the Old Testament canon took shape.
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The New Testament
The Gospels, Acts, Letters and Revelation, and the recognition of the New Testament canon.
Read article →Bible Manuscripts
The manuscript witnesses and careful copying behind the biblical text we possess.
Read article →The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Understanding important ancient writings that stand outside the Protestant canon.
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From Papyrus to Print
The long road from early translations to the English Bible.
Read article →Archaeology and the Bible
Discoveries that illuminate and corroborate people, places and events in Scripture.
Read article →Evidence for the Bible's Reliability
A cumulative case from manuscripts, eyewitnesses, prophecy, archaeology and Scripture’s unity.
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Complete Master Bibliography
Books
Albright, W.F. (1956) Archaeology and the Religions of Israel. Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins University Press.
Arnold, B.T., Beyer, B.E. (2015) Encountering the Old Testament (Encountering Biblical
Studies): A Christian Survey. Baker Publishing Group.
Bell, J.S., O'Neal, S. (2010) The Bible Answer Book. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks,
Inc.
Bruce, F.F. (1988) The Canon of Scripture. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press.
Bruce, F.F. (1950) The Books and the Parchments: Original Languages, Canon,
Transmission and How We Got Our English Bible, Revised edition. Nashville,
Tennessee / Bath, England: Kingsley Books.
Bruce, F.F., Packer, J.I., Comfort, P., Henry, C.F.H. (2012) The Origin of the Bible, newly
updated edition. Tyndale House Publishers.
Burrows, M. (1956) What Mean These Stones? New York: Meridian Books.
CFCI Bible College (2018) The Integrity of God's Word. Bonaero Park, Kempton Park:
Christian Family Church International, Johannesburg.
Comfort, R. (2001) Scientific Facts in the Bible: From the Evidence Bible. United States
of America: Living Waters Publication.
Elwell, W.A., Yarbrough, R.W. (1998, 2005) Encountering the New Testament: A
Historical Survey, second edition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Publishing Group.
Finkelstein, I., Silberman, A.S. (2000) The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision
of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Sacred Texts. Free Press.
Geisler, N.L., Nix, W.E. (originally 1968) A General Introduction to the Bible, Revised
and Expanded.Glueck, N. (1959) Rivers in the Desert: A History of the Negev. New York: Farrar, Straus
and Cudahy.
Lasseigne, J. (2016) Unlocking the Scriptures: What the Bible Is, How We Got It and
Why We Can Trust It. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group.
Multiple Authors, 10th anniversary edition (2005, 2015) Rose Book of Bible Charts,
Maps and Timelines. Torrance, California: Rose Publishing.
Pawson, D. Unlocking the Bible. HarperCollins / Collins.
Spurgeon, C.H. The Complete Works of C.H. Spurgeon, Vol. 17: Sermons 968-1027.
Spurgeon, C.H. The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit (1889 edition).
The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Chapter I: "Of the Holy Scripture."
Online Sources
Comfort, R. (2019) "Scientific Facts in the Bible." Living Waters.
https://www.livingwaters.com/scientific-facts-in-the-bible/
Got Questions. "What Is the Antilegomena?"
https://www.gotquestions.org/antilegomena.html
Hodge, B., Mortenson, T. (2011) "Did Moses Write Genesis?" Answers in Genesis.
https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/moses/did-moses-write-genesis/
Leasure, R. (2021) "How We Got Our Bible: Old Testament Formation." Cross
Examined. https://crossexamined.org/how-we-got-our-bible-old-testament-formation/
Merriam-Webster (since 1828), an Encyclopaedia Britannica Company.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Pierce, L. (2007) "The World: Born in 4004 BC?" Answers Magazine.
https://answersingenesis.org/bible-timeline/the-world-born-in-4004-bc/
Spence, M. (2018) "Can We Trust the Bible?" Living Waters.
https://www.livingwaters.com/can-we-trust-the-bible/
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Aramaic Language." Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Aramaic-languageWilson, C. "Archaeologist Speaks Out." Institute for Creation Research radio interview
transcript, republished at creation.com.
Quick Reference: Article-by-Article Sources
Article Key Sources
01 — What Is the Bible? Bruce et al. (2012), Geisler & Nix (1968),
Pawson
02 — Authority, Inerrancy, Infallibility Bruce et al. (2012), Westminster
Confession, Spurgeon
03 — The Canon of Scripture Geisler & Nix (1968), Bruce et al. (2012)
04 — Old Testament Structure Finkelstein & Silberman (2000), Geisler &
Nix (1968), Bruce et al. (2012), Arnold &
Beyer (2015), Leasure (2021)
05 — New Testament Structure Elwell & Yarbrough (1998/2005), Rose
Publishing (2005/2015), Bruce et al.
(2012), Geisler & Nix (1968)
06 — Bible Manuscripts Bruce et al. (2012), Lasseigne (2016), Bell
& O'Neal (2010)
07 — Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Bruce et al. (2012), Geisler & Nix (1968),
Bell & O'Neal (2010), Got Questions
08 — History of the English Bible Bruce et al. (2012)09 — Archaeology and the Bible Bruce et al. (2012), Rose Publishing
(2005/2015), Arnold & Beyer (2015),
Albright (1956), Glueck (1959), Burrows
(1956), Wilson
10 — Evidence for Reliability Arnold & Beyer (2015), Bruce et al. (2012),
Bell & O'Neal (2010), Elwell & Yarbrough
(1998/2005), Geisler & Nix (1968),
Spence (2018), Comfort (2001, 2019),
CFCI Bible College (2018), Lasseigne
(2016)
Copyright Notice
This series was originally written as a college research project and has been adapted
for publication. All sources are cited in the Master Bibliography above. The author
claims no ownership of the cited works, which remain the property of their respective
publishers and authors. This work is published for educational and informational
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