Searching for the Original Bible

By Randall Price

Paper Back - 280 Pages

Students of the Bible soon learn that we do not possess the original manuscripts of the Bible as handed down by the prophets and apostles. One of the first questions asked in response is “if we do not have the Original Bible, what do we have? Can we trust a text that has been copied and recopied for thousands of years? Has its message been accurately passed down to us? Can the Bible still claim to be inspired and inerrant? Noted researcher and archaeologist Randall Price tackles crucial, faith-challenging questions about the integrity of the biblical text and its claim to be divine communication. He also examines the recent assertions by scholars and the media that newly discovered “lost Gospels” show that the Bible was changed by the early church.

 Dr. Price brings his expert knowledge of the Bible to look at important topics: * What happened to the Original Bible? * Can we trust the Old and New Testaments? * Are books missing from our Bible? * Do the “lost Gospels” belong in the Bible? * How can the text of the Original Bible be recovered today? * Is it possible to believe the Bible is inspired and inerrant?

 All evidence available today, concludes the author, upholds even more strongly the historic views of orthodox Christianity. Not only is the biblical text a trustworthy copy of the Original Bible, but also it remains the authoritative record of divine revelation for every time, every place, and every person.

In this important book, Dr. Price deals with these matters for a variety of readers. Those who affirm inerrancy, those who are less certain of it or even what it means, those who outright deny it, those who do not know or ignore the wealth of evidence for the preservation and transmission of the biblical text, and those who are indifferent or uniformed about these issues - all of them need to read this excellent work. Thorough research, informative sidebars, charts, photographs, and clear writing all combine to make this book a significant, up-to-date defense of the inerrancy and reliability of our Bible. How anyone could read this book without having more confidence in the accuracy and dependability of the biblical text we have today would be a mystery to me."

Description:

Addressing crucial questions of our day about the Scriptures and equipping Christians to defend their faith.

What happened to the original manuscripts of the Old and New Testaments?

Do we have now what they had then? Has the text of the Bible changed over time?

Can we really trust the Bible?

What about the new (Gnostic) Gospels?

280 pages- includes helpful sidebars/ilustrated throughout with photos, charts, and diagrams