How We Got the Bible

I've been using this book for a Wednesday auditorium class, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. The biggest downside is that some of the information is a little outdated. This is especially true concerning numbers of manuscripts and information about new translations, but that is not a fault of the book, which was last updated nearly 20 years ago. I do wish there was more information about a wider variety of new translations in chapter 17. Lightfoot focuses mainly on the KJV, ASV, RSV, and NRSV. Everything else is relegated to the “Other Translations” subsection. Since the information in this chapter is outdated, anyone using this book in a church setting will need to do their homework on those other translations with additional sources anyway, so it all evens out.