Apologetics 315 Podcast

118 - Scribes and Scripture with Peter Gurry

Apologetics 315 Podcast

Show Notes

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 Gurry 3:07 - Welcome to Peter Gurry 3:27 - Peter’s background and focus 5:22 - 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 manuscripts 29:41 - 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 translation 59:24 - 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

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