A Christian's Pocket Guide to How We Got the Bible
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How Can We Know That the Bible We Have Is the Bible God Gave Us?
Where did the Bible come from? Who decided which books belonged in it? And can we really trust the words we read today?
For many Christians, questions about the canon and the transmission of Scripture can feel intimidating. Yet understanding how we got the Bible can deepen our confidence in God’s Word and equip us to respond to common challenges.
In this accessible and carefully researched guide, Greg Lanier explores the origins and transmission of both the Old and New Testaments, explaining:
- What Scripture is and what it means for the Bible to be inspired and divinely authoritative.
- Which books belong in the Bible and how God’s people came to recognize them as Scripture.
- How the biblical text was transmitted, including the complex process of copying manuscripts before the age of printing.
- Why textual variants do not undermine Scripture’s reliability.
- What to make of the Apocrypha and other writings that have sometimes been regarded as Scripture.
- How Jesus, the apostles, and the early church received the Old Testament and recognized the emerging New Testament.
Written for ordinary Christians without sacrificing academic rigour, this pocket guide provides a clear, theologically grounded introduction to one of the most important questions facing the church: Can we trust the Bible as the Word of God?
Endorsements
Greg Lanier has done the church a great service with this short but meaty read, helping the ordinary church member both to understand the process of how we got our Bibles, and to have well–founded confidence in the text of God’s word before us. An edifying and enlightening book.
Lee Gatiss
Director of Church Society, and Adjunct Lecturer in Church History, Union School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales
If you are looking for a readable, informed, and theologically–grounded explanation for where our Bibles came from, then this new volume by Greg Lanier is it. Finally, we have an accessible book on the biblical canon that is answering the kind of questions ordinary Christians are asking. I highly recommend it.
Michael J. Kruger
President and Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina
Without being overly wordy or technical, this pocket guide provides clear and accessible explanations for why we can be confident that our Bibles are the Word of God.
Nancy Guthrie
Author and Bible teacher
Carefully researched and easy to read, Greg Lanier has provided an excellent resource for both pastors and laypeople … Dr. Lanier takes his reader through the history and complexity of our Bible. This pocket guide answers difficult questions about the formation of the canon of scripture with clarity, precision, and a pastor’s heart.
Leigh Swanson
First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, and VP of Community Development for Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, Florida
Author
Greg Lanier is Associate Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, Florida. He is Associate Pastor at River Oaks Church in Lake Mary, Florida. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies.
Specifications
ISBN 9781527115279
Author Greg Lanier
Imprint Focus
Category Bible Study & Commentaries
Series Pocket Guides
Release Date 17 November 2026
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Width 4.330711 in
Height 7.0078778 in
Weight 0.1873927 lbs
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