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| List of Illustrations | |
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| Preface | |
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| List of Abbreviations | |
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| The Bible as the Word of God | |
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| Importance of the Bible | |
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| Purpose of the Bible | |
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| Preliminary Matters regarding the Bible | |
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| Description of the Bible | |
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| What Is the Bible? | |
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| What Does the Word Bible Mean? | |
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| What Are the Testaments? | |
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| Jewish and Christian Views of the Authority of Scripture | |
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| The Old Testament | |
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| Historical Background of the Old Testament | |
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| Divisions of the Old Testament | |
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| Number and Order of the Old Testament Books | |
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| Titles of the Old Testament Books | |
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| Septuagint Manuscripts: Old Testament | |
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| The New Testament | |
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| Historical Background of the New Testament | |
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| Divisions of the New Testament | |
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| Order of the New Testament Books | |
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| Titles of the New Testament Books | |
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| The Synoptic Problem | |
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| Statement of the Problem | |
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| History of Interpretation | |
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| Suggested Solutions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Unity of the Two Covenants | |
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| Challenges to the Importance of the Old Testament | |
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| How Does the Old Testament Relate to the New Testament? | |
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| Canonization of the Bible | |
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| Prerequisites to the Bible | |
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| Development of Writing | |
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| Biblical Languages | |
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| Writing Materials | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Canonization of the Old Testament | |
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| Definition of Canonization | |
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| Designations of the Old Testament Canon | |
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| Formation of the Old Testament Canon | |
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| Evidence for the Old Testament Canon | |
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| Continuing Questions regarding the Old Testament Canon | |
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| Old Testament Extracanonical Books | |
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| Noncanonical Works Mentioned in the Old Testament | |
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| Later Noncanonical Works | |
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| Canonization of the New Testament | |
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| Early History of the New Testament Books | |
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| Formation of the New Testament Canon | |
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| Differences between Eastern and Western Canons | |
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| Determination of the New Testament Canon | |
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| Is the New Testament Canon Closed? | |
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| New Testament Extracanonical Literature | |
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| The Agrapha | |
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| The New Testament Apocrypha | |
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| Writings of the Early Church Fathers | |
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| Transmission of the Bible | |
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| Transmission of the Old Testament | |
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| Development of the Hebrew Text | |
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| Old Testament Textual Criticism | |
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| Sources for Old Testament Textual Criticism | |
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| Primary Sources: Hebrew Manuscripts | |
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| Secondary Sources: Languages Other Than Hebrew | |
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| Transmission of the New Testament | |
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| History of the New Testament Text | |
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| New Testament Textual Criticism | |
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| Sources for New Testament Textual Criticism | |
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| Abundance of Extant New Testament Manuscripts | |
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| New Testament Manuscripts | |
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| Ancient Versions of the New Testament | |
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| Early Translations of the Bible | |
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| Early Versions | |
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| Early Eastern Versions of the Bible | |
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| Early Western Versions of the Bible | |
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| The First Printed Greek Bibles | |
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| Major Advancements | |
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| The First Printed Editions of the Greek New Testament | |
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| English Translations of the Bible | |
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| English Bibles prior to 1611 | |
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| Early British History as It Relates to the English Bible Versions | |
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| The Wycliffe Bible (NT, 1380; Entire Bible, 1382) | |
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| The Tyndale Bible (NT, 1526; OT Portions, 1534) | |
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| The Coverdale Bible (1535) | |
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| The Matthew Bible (1537) | |
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| The Great Bible (1539) | |
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| The Geneva Bible (1560) | |
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| The Bishops' Bible (1568) | |
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| Douay-Rheims Bible (NT, 1582; OT, 1609-10) | |
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| The Authorized Version of 1611 and Its Revisions | |
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| The Authorized Version of 1611 | |
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| The Revised Version (NT, 1881; Entire Bible, 1885) | |
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| The American Standard Version (1901) | |
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| The Revised Standard Version (NT, 1946; Entire Bible, 1952; Apocrypha, 1957) | |
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| New American Standard Bible (1971) | |
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| King James II Version (1971) | |
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| The New King James Version (NT, 1979; Entire Bible, 1982) | |
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| New Revised Standard Version (1989) | |
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| The King James Debate | |
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| The King James Version (Authorized Version of 1611) | |
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| Arguments Used for the Priority of the Textus Receptus | |
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| Arguments for the Priority of an Eclectic Greek Text | |
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| Unclear Wording | |
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| Modern English Bibles up to 1950 | |
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| The Twentieth Century New Testament (1898-1901; Revised, 1904) | |
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| Weymouth's New Testament (1903, 1907, 1909, 1924, 1929) | |
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| The Moffatt Version (NT, 1913; Entire Bible, 1924) | |
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| The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text (1917) | |
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| An American Translation (NT, 1923; Entire Bible, 1927) | |
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| The Confraternity Version/New American Bible (NT, 1941; Entire Bible, 1970) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Modern Translations from 1950 | |
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| Phillips Version (1958; Revised, 1972) | |
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| A New Translation of the Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text (The Torah, 1962; The Prophets, 1978; The Writings, 1982) | |
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| The Berkeley Version (NT, 1945; Entire Bible, 1959) | |
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| The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (NT, 1950; Entire Bible, 1961; Revised, 1981) | |
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| The New English Bible (NT, 1961; Entire Bible, 1970) | |
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| The Jerusalem Bible (1966) | |
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| The Living Bible (NT, 1967; Entire Bible, 1971) | |
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| Good News Bible/Today's English Version (NT, 1966; Entire Bible, 1976) | |
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| New International Version (NT, 1973; Entire Bible, 1978) | |
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| The Revised English Bible (1989) | |
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| The Message (NT, 1993; OT Wisdom Books, 1997) | |
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| New Living Translation (1996) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Why So Many Translations? | |
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| Preliminary Principles of a Translation | |
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| Qualifications of the Translators | |
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| Style of English | |
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| Purpose for the Translation | |
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| Special Translation Problems | |
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| Notes | |
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| General Index | |
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| Scripture Index | |
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| Credits | |