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The Origin of the Bible
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Previously published in 1992 and 2003 as The Origin of the Bible by Tyndale House Publishers under
ISBN 978-0-8423-8367-7. First printing by Tyndale House Publishers in 1992.
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Permission granted by InterVarsity Press, England, to reproduce three articles from the New Bible Dictionary (editor,
J. D. Douglas), revised edition, 1982: “Bible” by F. F. Bruce, “Inspiration of the Bible” by J. I. Packer, and “Canon of
the Old Testament” by R. T. Beckwith.
Permission granted by Philip W. Comfort to reproduce and adapt portions from The Complete Guide to Bible Versions,
published by Tyndale House Publishers, 1991.
Permission granted by Baker Book House to reproduce and adapt portions of The Quest for the Original Text of the
New Testament by Philip W. Comfort, 1992.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The origin of the Bible / editor, Philip Wesley Comfort.
p. cm.
Originally published: c1992.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8423-8367-7 (pbk.)
1. Bible—Introductions. I. Comfort, Philip Wesley.
BS475.3 .O75 2004
220.1—dc222003018323
ISBN 978-1-4143-7932-6
Printed in the United States of America
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