Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Original air date: May 29th, 2023

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:
textandcanon.org

Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog


Articles:
Five Decisions Every Bible Translator Must Make


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