Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts by Frederic G. Kenyon

Today’s free book is one of Sir Frederic Kenyon’s books on the textual history of the Bible, Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts. This book entered the public domain on 1st January 2023 and was digitised using the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library.

Frederic George Kenyon [1863-1952], Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts, 4th revised & enlarged edn. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1895, 1939. Hbk. pp.266. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

• Preface to the Fourth Edition

1. Ancient Books and Writing
2. Variations in the Bible Text
   • The Authorities for the Bible Text
3. The Hebrew Old Testament
4. The Ancient Versions of the Old Testament
5. The Text of the New Testament
   Appendix: The Chief Editions of the New Testament
6. The Manuscripts of the New Testament
7. The Vulgate in the Middle Ages
8. The English Manuscript Bibles
9. The English Printed Bible

• Appendix I. Notable Various Readings
• Appendix II. Specimens of the English Translations of the Bible
• Index

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Main image: P. Chester Beatty XII, folio 3, verso, currently housed at the University of Michigan. Image Source: Wikipedia.