Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preliminary matter regarding the Bible: Description of the Bible -- The Old Testament -- Apendix I: Septuagint manuscripts: Old Testament -- The New Testament -- Appendix 2: The Synoptic problem -- The unity of the two covenants -- Canonization of the Bible: Prerequisites to the Bible -- Canonization of the Old Testament -- Old Testament Extracanonical books -- Canonization of the New Testament -- New Testament Extracanonical literature -- Transmission of the Bible: Transmission of the Old Testament -- Sources for Old Testament Textual Criticism -- Transmission of the New Testament -- Sources for New Testament Criticism -- Early translations of the Bible: Early versions -- The first printed Greek Bibles -- English translations of the Bible: English Bibles prior to 1611 -- The Authorised version of 1611 and its revisions -- Appendix 3: The King James Debate -- Modern English Bibles up to 1950 -- Modern Translations from 1950 -- Why so many translations?

"Although it was written thousands of years ago, the Bible continues to fascinate and guide readers today. The Journey from Texts to Translations explains how the Bible that we use came to be in its present form. In five parts, author Paul Wegner introduces the Bible and its arrangement, describes how the various books were collected into a single canon, examines how the Bible was passed from one generation to the next, explores how and why early versions were produced, and discusses the myriad of English translations."--P. [4] of cover.