Church History, Exegesis & Hermeneutics, History, Christianity, General 

The Bible has a story behind it. How did it come to us in its current form? Why did a number of early gospels never make it into the canon of scripture? How was the Bible translated into English? A leading international scripture scholar, Fr. Henry Wansbrough, OSB, provides the answers to these questions and more in this balanced, fast-paced, and entertaining account.

"Fr. Henry Wansbrough, a master of communication, takes us on a fascinating journey. With deft strokes, he shows how the Bible did not drop out of the sky in the form we have it, but emerged over several generations. Informative and enjoyable reading!" Jerome Kodell, OSB, Abbot, Subiaco Abbey, Arkansas, and author, The Catholic Bible Study Handbook

"Fr. Wansbrough provides very clear and thorough explanations of the most vexing questions about how the Bible as a book has been edited, translated, and passed down through the centuries - in short, how it has chanbged and yet remained substantially the same. This book is a wonderful supplement to any introduction to the Bible." Lawrence Boadt, CSP, author, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction

Henry Wansbrough, OSB, is a monk of Ampleforth Abbey, Yorkshire, the general editor of The New Jerusalem Bible (Doubleday), and a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission.

Taken from the back cover.