In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Peter Gurry), co-author of the book Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible). 0:27 - Intro to Peter Gurry3:07 - Welcome to Peter Gurry3:27 - Peter’s background and focus5:22 - What got Peter interested in studying the origin of the scriptures?7:56 - Did your study make you more or less confident in the scripture?13:09 - How do we know what was written without the originals?22:16 - Interesting scribal notes found in manuscripts29:41 - What is the canon of scripture and how did we receive it?36:41 - What place do the apocryphal books have for the Christian?43:23 - Apostolic authority…46:20 - The best way to choose a Bible translation59:24 - Further resources:Books:Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible)*Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism)*Websites:www.textandcanon.org)Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog)Articles:Five Decisions Every Bible Translator Must Make)================================We appreciate your feedback.If you’re on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at [email protected]
