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posted by xscot mcknight | 8:43am Thursday July 17, 2008

Does anyone know of a good video on how we got our Bible?



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Danny

posted July 17, 2008 at 9:55 am


I don’t think that they had cameras back then…



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Luke

posted July 17, 2008 at 10:33 am


Are you talking about like a 5 minute highlight video or a documentary like PBS would do?



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Virginia

posted July 17, 2008 at 10:35 am


I’m not sure whether you’re looking for something about the origins of the Bible, or the task of translation. If the latter, the NCC-USA has a great DVD about the development of the RSV/NRSV which talks some about the composition of Biblical texts.



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Scot McKnight

posted July 17, 2008 at 10:37 am


Luke
More like PBS.



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Richie Merritt

posted July 17, 2008 at 10:47 am


No…, not really. However.., I would love to help make one! It sure would help to answer those questions. :-)



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Ken Tuinstra

posted July 17, 2008 at 11:05 am


http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/previous_seasons/case_bible/index.html
This was shown last night on PBS’s “Secrets of the Dead”. It covers the English Bible including Wycliffe and Tyndale.



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Erlend

posted July 17, 2008 at 12:16 pm


The Christ Files is most like a pbs documentary
http://www.thechristfiles.com.au/
http://www.bethinking.org/bible-jesus/ has a few videos on the canon
Darrell Bock and Daniel Wallace Interview:
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=FRNDP5FA
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=WJME28NJ
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=0HYO5S4X
Michael Patton, Canon of the N.T.
http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=3135 (scroll down for videos)
Audio
Richard Bauckham Is Our Canon Right? http://www.wscal.edu/newsevents/archives/2007/bauckhamreport.php (audio on left side)



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Tony Myles

posted July 17, 2008 at 12:34 pm


I don’t recall the complete content, but something about Lee Strobel’s video The Case For Christ has something in it.



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Travis Greene

posted July 17, 2008 at 2:53 pm


I would be surprised if the History Channel or Discovery didn’t have something like that. They have plenty of things like “Lost Stories of the Bible” (aka “Jephthah’s Daughter and Other Stories They Didn’t Make Flannelgraph Cutouts For, But That Aren’t Lost At All If You Actually Bother To Read The Bible”).



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John Frye

posted July 17, 2008 at 4:20 pm


Danny #1,
That is too funny for an answer! :)



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kitty

posted July 18, 2008 at 12:10 am


scot,
there is an old video available from the bible society,by the lead singer of manfredd mann called “from the memory banks” it is excellent (although dated, it a funny white shoes and funny hair kind of way) It is far and away the best we’ve ever seen on the topic. Love Tim and Kitty



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Paul D.

posted July 18, 2008 at 7:41 am


I don’t believe the Bible Society video is still available. Another similar video is “How the Bible Came to Be” from Gospel Communications. It is a 4-hour overview on two DVDs–OT & NT. Again a bit dated and may be hard to find.
Charlton Heston hosted a three-part series on Discovery (?) which is available as “Charlton Heston presents the Bible.” Focus is more on the content and Bible history.
“The Indestructible Book” focuses on the transmission of the Bible, particularly in Protestant Europe. “God’s Outlaw” is a good video on William Tyndale



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Phil

posted July 18, 2008 at 8:43 am


Erlend, thanks for the awesome links.



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Phil

posted July 18, 2008 at 9:00 pm


The talks by Bock, Wallace, and Witherington (10-29-2007) are excellent:
http://www.dts.edu/media/conferences/



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kitty

posted July 19, 2008 at 4:38 am


Scot,
We can make you a copy of that old bible society video, if it would be useful. It’s been brilliant for us. Let us know.
Kitty and Tim



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