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At the Text & Canon Institute, our mission is to illuminate the history of the Bible through church resources and academic research. This page highlights some of our most helpful resources.

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Discover the incredible story of the Bible

The Bible is the bestselling book of all time. But how did we get it?

In their nationally-recognized book Scribes and Scripture (Crossway), Dr. John Meade and Dr. Peter Gurry answer this question for lay readers beginning with the invention of the alphabet and ending with the most recent English translations. Along the way they address crucial questions about how the Bible was copied, how the right books were recognized, and how we get our English translations today.

Written by an Old and New Testament expert, the book is illustrated throughout with helpful maps, charts, sidebars, and pictures.

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Our popular traveling conference on the history of the Bible takes people from text to translation, introducing them to the incredible story of the Bible. And soon, it will be available in a four-part video format! Subscribe to our newsletter to learn when it releases.

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Popular articles on key questions

Every month, we publish new articles on how we got the Bible. Here are some of our most popular topics.

Translation

What Makes a Bible Translation Bad?

Mark Ward
The Day the Bible Became a Bestseller

Jeffrey Kloha
Seven Common Misconceptions about the King James Bible

Timothy Berg

Copying

Two Reasons There Are Variants in Our Copies of the Bible

Peter J. Gurry
Does the Woman Caught in Adultery Belong in the Bible?

Tommy Wasserman
A Case against the Longer Ending of Mark

Peter M. Head

Canon

Did Nicaea Really Create the Bible?

John D. Meade
How Can You Know We Have the Right Books in the Bible?

Michael J. Kruger
Why Are Protestant and Catholic Bibles Different?

John D. Meade
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