Where did our Bible come from? The more we understand how Scripture came to be, the more we discover its power and truth.
Brent talks with Susan Lim about her new IVP America book ‘Light of the Word: How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith’.
Susan has been professor of history at Biola University in La Mirada, California and is a speaker at conferences, churches and retreats.
- (1;10) Susan’s faith journey;
- (6:15) The ‘messy’ Bible history;
- (7:50) How our Old Testament was put together;
- (12:20) The New Testament;
- (14:00) The evidence for Jesus outside the New Testament;
- (15:00) Revelation;
- (18:00) The ‘fake’ books;
- (20:45) The church fathers;
- (25:10) Objections to the authority of the New Testament.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Light-Word-Knowing-History-Illuminates/dp/1514006944
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