Robert Suggs – The Book that Conquered Time

How did the Bible come into being? Brent talks with Robert Suggs about his new Whitaker House book ‘The Book that Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be’. Rob has written or collaborated on more than 60 books. His clients have included New York Times best-selling authors such as Lee Strobel, Mark Batterson, David Jeremiah, and Bruce Wilkinson.  He worked with Jeremy and Jennifer Williams on ‘Tenacious’ which is being turned into a movie.  Rob served for three years as a senior editor at ‘Walk Through the Bible Ministries’ and is an experienced teacher and preacher. For two decades, Rob contributed many cartoons to ‘Christianity Today’ and ‘Leadership Journal’.       (1:05) Rob and cartoons; (2:50) Rob’s memories of the Bible; (5:00) The Bible as the world’s greatest love story; (6:30) The Bible in our culture; (8:15) How was the Old Testament put together? ( 10:20) The Dead Sea Scrolls; (13:00) The New Testament; (16:30) Oral tradition; (19:00) Canon formation; (20:40) Non-canonical books; (22:00) When was the New Testament canon formed? (26:00) English translations. The KJV. Links mentioned in this episode: /www.amazon.com/Book-that-Conquered-Time-Bible-ebook/dp/B0BXGD4XRN www.whitakerhouse.com Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.