"As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated...

"This guide will help starting readers make the most of the Greek New Testament Produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge. It provides a gentle introduction to its various features and to the theory and practice that informed the scholarly work behind the text. It also addresses issues such as textual variants, textual criticism, and the transmission and preservation of Scripture"--

When Biblical scholar Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages, he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. For almost 1500 years these manuscripts were hand copied by scribes who were influenced by the cultural, theological and political disputes of their day. Both mistakes and intentional changes abound in the surviving manuscripts,...

"A study of the manuscript history of the New Testament, encompassing its paratexts-titles, cross-references, prefaces, marginalia, and more"-- "An innovative study of the manuscript history of the New Testament, encompassing its paratexts-titles, cross-references, prefaces, marginalia, and more. How did the Bible come to be? In Words Are Not Enough, Garrick V. Allen argues that our exploration of New Testament origins must take account of more than...

Explores the cities of the Bible and how they influenced the creation and development of the sacred text, covering the history, archaeology, mysteries, and people of each place.