Searching for the Original Bible: *Who Wrote It and Why? *Is It Reliable? *Has the Text Changed Over Time?

by Randall Price

Book Overview

A noted researcher/archaeologist tackles crucial, faith-challenging questions about the Bibles claims to be divine communication. All evidence available today, concludes the author, upholds even more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736910549
• ISBN13: 9780736910545
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Research

Author Randall Price does a thorough job researching the topic of the inerrancy of the Bible. A professor of Jewish Studies at Liberty University, he is qualified to produce such a book. In Searching for the Original Bible, Price persuades the reader that they really CAN trust that the Bible is the actual inspired Word of God. He concedes that there were some errors made in copying manuscripts and translations, but he argues (quite convincingly I might add) that these errors were minor and didn't affect the integrity of the entire work. This book is very interesting and readable and is a good book to have in your library so you can be ready to answer questions about misconceptions others might have. And it will help with questions you may have yourself.

The Original Bible

Dr. Price reviews the various sources that help shape today's modern Bible. Extremely well written and documented, Dr. Price critically addresses the sources, processes and overall accuracy of the Bible over the passage of time. This is a book I would highly recommend to the professional or layman alike.

Answers many questions

Randall Price, a distinguished professor of Jewish studies at Liberty University wrote Searching for the Original Bible in response to the many accusations against the Bible after the Da Vinci Code mania. Filled with research and history, this book addresses the issues of how the Bible came to be and the reliability of the Bible. He clearly and concisely presents truths regarding the original Bible, if and why it can be trusted, and how the original Bible relates to the current Biblical translations that many read. Written after much research, this book is filled with history that can correct any misconception about the Bible. Price not only researched his own ideas, but spent more than a year familiarizing himself with the oppositions' accusations and beliefs about the Bible. Knowing what is being said against the Bible, he has made sure that these accusations are dispelled through his research and history. Furthermore, the book is written in an easy-to-understand format and divided into four major parts: Searching for the Evidence of the Original Bible Searching for the Reliability of the Original Bible Searching for the Truth about the Original Bible Searching for the Restoration of the Original Bible. Also included are tables, diagrams and pictures that present material in an organized and systematic manner. I highly recommend this book to Christians so that they can effectively answer any accusations or misconceptions regarding the Bible. Those with questions and doubts regarding the Bible should also read this book since it will answer many of their questions. Armchair Interviews agrees.

The Price is Right

"Searching for the Original Bible" is a solidly evangelical study of how the Bible came to us. The importance of the Bible for Christians mandates that we study and understand the process which brought it to us. Price does this in a carefully researched and clearly presented manner. He has the ability to take complex issues related to the original biblical texts and explain to the average reader how God's Word was written, recognized as authoritative, and preserved. Price begins his book by responding to the current attack on the Bible's credibility and then raises the question, "Does it matter?" The rest of the book demonstrates that it does indeed matter whether or not we have a Bible that can be regarded as trustworthy. He addresses the claims and challenges of the critics, showing that we have ancient Hebrew and Greek manuscripts that provide the basis for a reliable Bible. He deals with the formation of the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament, interacting with the subject of textual criticism in manner that can be understood by readers not familiar with the subject. In the last section of the book Price raises and answers important questions of canonicity and whether the new Gnostic gospels belong in the Bible. He demonstrates that these gospels were written long after the other New Testament books and contain messages not consistent with early Christianity. Toward the end of the book Price presents a very helpful discussion on the subject of innerancy and the Bible. "Searching for the Original Bible" is a book I will heartily recommend to my students and colleagues. The research is supported by extensive footnotes. A "Recommended Reading" list of books provides readers direction for further study.

Informative and readable

This book answers the question of whether we can rely on the Bible as the Word of God. Randall Price strongly believes in the inerrancy and reliability of the Bible as the inspired Word of God. Although there were errors made in copying manuscripts and translations, Mr. Price convincingly gives evidence that the errors were minor and for the most part, do not change the meanings of the passages. He refutes the ideas of Bart Ehrman well. There is much evidence that the gnostics were not alternative forms of Christianity and that the gnostic writings are not lost Scriptures or books banned from the Bible. The evidence shows that the gnostics were heretics. He does a better job proving the reliability of the New Testament than the Old Testament. He accepts the idea that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible because they are referred to as the Books of Moses in other parts of the Bible. He doesn't really answer evidence that shows someone other than Moses wrote those books. Although at times he is repetitive, overall he has written a readable and informative book for a conservative traditional Christian audience.