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Title: Where We Got the Bible... Our Debt to the Catholic Church by Henry G. Graham ISBN: 0-89555-137-3 Publisher: Tan Books & Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.74 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bible didn't fall from Heaven. Discover its origins!
Comment: Reverend Henry G. Graham provides a compelling examination of Scripture and how it came to be as we now know it. The picture that emerges is that while divinely inspired it is the work of human tradition.
This excellent resource explains how the Church compiled the New Testament Canon, the work of the Monks of the early Church, refutes the Protestant argument of the "Bible alone", and explains some of the erroneous Protestant versions of the Bible.
The book also includes Reverend Graham's own conversion story "From the Kirk to the Catholic Church" which the original version does not contain.
No religious bookshelf can be complete without this title.
Although not credited, I served as a freelance editor on the reprinting of this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Some Common Misconceptions About the Church Debunked
Comment: If you believe that the Catholic Church chained bibles to the lectern at churches you would be correct. However, if you believe that it was because the Church wanted to keep the masses ignorant of the Scriptures, you will find yourself dissappointed.
The fact is, as Graham explains, those bibles were handwritten and worth three years' wages for the common man. Graham debunks a lot of other myths about the Catholic Church and the bible. He accurately explains the history of the formation of the canon of scripture. How the Church struggled with many writings and, with the aid of the Holy Spirit, came to the canon of the New Testament which all christians accept.
Graham provides a slew of information about how the scriptures were translated into the vernacular well before Wycliffe took a stab at it. Though these vernacular translations appeared in several languages well before the Reformation, one was in Spanish and authorized by the Spanish Inquisition, they remained rare because they were expensive to make.
Once Gutenberg, a Catholic, invented the printing press the costs reduced substantially. Graham makes the valid point, however, that this didn't really open up the scriptures because the poor were illiterate. Those who could read, could read Latin anyway. They largely learned from sermons and the art at churches which depicted biblical stories.
This is a short book but it is a good overview of how the Church protected the scriptures. I do note, however, that although what Graham says can be verified by other sources, Graham doesn't really provide many citations for his materials.
If you buy this book and you want to do any follow up research, this book will not point you the way to those other resources. Once you find those sources, historical and theological, you will find that Graham was honest in his treatment of the subject. Just don't expect this book to serve as a stand alone research tool.
I'm surprised at how few christians know where the bible came from. This book is a great start in putting some historical flesh on the skeleton of our faith in the inspiration of the Holy Scripture. This book is worth every penny you will spend to acquire it.
Rating: 5
Summary: a must read for all Christians
Comment: While I would be biased, given that I am Catholic, I nonetheless recommend this book to all Christians, especially Catholics (and Eastern Rite Orthodox Catholics), who should know the Bible, but also those non-Catholic Christians who are open-minded enough to ask themselves these questions: given that I entrust so much to the Bible, as the written Word of God, how much do I know about the origins of the Bible? Shouldn't I know everything about its origins, if I am to defend my faith in Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, *as he is taught to me* in the Bible? If the Bible was not widely available in print form until about 500 years ago, how did God reach out to humanity? How do I defend my faith against those who, through dubious scholarship, either add to the Bible or remove parts of it to suit their dubious doctrines?
I repeat: this book is a must-read.
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Title: Where Is That In the Bible? by Patrick Madrid ISBN: 0879736933 Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible Christians" by Karl Keating ISBN: 0898701775 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1988 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition by Mark P. Shea ISBN: 0879738510 Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: What Catholics Really Believe-Setting the Record Straight: 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Faith by Karl Keating ISBN: 0898705533 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David B. Currie, David Currie ISBN: 089870569X Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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