The Story of the Bible by Larry Stone
As the title evinces, this book tells the 'story' of the Bible. It gives a basic overview of how the Holy Scriptures were preserved, discerned and compiled into one book. It includes full sized pull out copies of pages of important Greek and Hebrew manuscripts(such as the Dead Sea Scrolls), as well as scans of pages from important Bibles(such as the Tyndale Bible and Luther's translation). I think that this is a great resource. It is easy to understand, explaining the various technical terms used(like 'codex'). It takes you on a quick trip through history, from the writings of the Old testament in Hebrew translated to Greek, and also the writings of the New Testament Apostles being copied and gathered together and translated into various languages. It is fascinating to see how God preserved His Word down the centuries, and to see the various ways He chose to protect, spread and validate it. For instance, I didn't know that the Dead Sea Scrolls were s...