Building the Bible

Farrell Till jftill@midwest.net
Fri, 19 Dec 1997 11:53:58 -0800 (00882582838, 2.2.32.19971219195358.00698598@midwest.net) 

At 06:06 AM 12/19/97 -0600, J. Fisher wrote:

>Hi all!  I am looking for books that tell how the bible was built--who

>wrote what when, how it was decided what books went in and

>which did not, all those different translations and their pros and

>cons.

>Also books on the history of the church, especially major church policy

>decisions and when/how they were made.

>


TILL
I suggest that you consult *Who Wrote the Bible?* by Richard Elliott
Friedman and *Who Wrote the New Testament* by Burton Mack for information
about your first concern.  *The Cabridge History of the Bible* would be
useful for some of the other areas.
  
Farrell Till
Skepticism, Inc.
jftill@midwest.net