The Book That Conquered Time - by Rob Suggs (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Everyone is familiar with the Bible--after all, it's still the best-selling book in the world. But just exactly how did we get the collection of sixty-six books that make up God's Word?

The Book that Conquered Time: How the Bible Came to Be tells the sometimes dramatic, always fascinating, and ultimately faith-building story of the Bible. It traces its history from ancient parchments to the modern work of translating the Word into everyday language.

You will discover:

• The differences and similarities between the Jewish holy books and the Christian Bible
• How the New Testament writings were copied and collected, including the apocryphal gospels and letters
• The church leaders who succeeded the apostles, what they wrote, and what they thought of the writings they inherited
• The church councils, controversies, and disputes that boiled over in the 300s
• Why certain writings were removed from the Bible, even though they might be helpful if not essential for our faith
• The purposes of modern Bible translations and the differences between them

The Book that Conquered Time provides fresh insights on why the Bible continues to be the most powerful book of all time.

About the Author

A versatile and creative author, editor, and storyteller, Rob Suggs has written or collaborated on more than sixty books. His clients have included New York Times best-selling authors such as Kyle Idleman, Lee Strobel, Mark Batterson, David Jeremiah, and Bruce Wilkinson. He worked with Jeremy and Jennifer Williams on Tenacious: How God Used a Terminal Diagnosis to Turn a Family and a Football Team into Champions, which is being turned into a movie. Rob co-authored several books with family counselor Dr. Ross Campbell, including How to Really Love Your Angry Child. Among Rob's solo efforts are The Comic Book Bible, Christmas Ate My Family, and Top Dawg: Mark Richt and the Revival of Georgia Football. A graduate of Furman University, Rob served for three years as a senior editor at Walk Through the Bible Ministries. An experienced teacher and preacher, Rob has led a four-part seminar on how the Bible came to be. He wrote and illustrated a six-part history of Christianity for His magazine published by InterVarsity Press. He also wrote the LifeGuide Bible studies TheTen Commandments and Christian Community. For two decades, Rob contributed many cartoons to Christianity Today and Leadership Journal. Collections of these cartoons were published in the books It Came from Beneath the Pew and Preacher from the Black Lagoon. Rob is a fourth-generation native of Atlanta, Georgia. He and his wife Gayle have two adult children. Readers may connect with Rob at www.robsuggs.com.