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How We Got the Bible
How the Bible was written, collected and handed down: the canon, early copies and versions such as the Vulgate, and translators like Wycliffe and Tyndale.
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A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?
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How to Study the Bible: How Does God Protect His Word?
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Today’s Bible accurately represents what was originally written, despite differences in style
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500 million Christians worldwide face Bible access restrictions, report finds
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Bible access restricted for over 500 million Christians, study of 106 nations finds • Biblical Recorder
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John, the First Apocryphal Gospel? | Bible and Beyond Discussion
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