How Did We Get the Bible and Know That It Is Really God’s Word? with Dr. Peter Gurry

In this episode, Dr. Peter Gurry shares with us about how he grew up in a Christian home but did not ever imagine himself teaching the Bible. We get to hear about his journey of pursuing rigorous study of the Bible as his career. Dr. Gurry explains for us how we got the Bible, how we know we can trust the New Testament, and what arguments against the validity of the Bible we want to guard against. You’ll be led to study the Scriptures for yourself through Dr. Gurry’s infections joy about Jesus and his Word.

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Is the Bible God’s Word?: https://www.bibles.net/topic/the-bible-is-gods-word/ 

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Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:  

⛪Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary  https://www.mbts.edu/ 

⛪Whitton Avenue Bible Church in Arizona  https://whittonavenue.org/ 

📖 The Gospel of Matthew  Read Matthew: https://www.bibles.net/reader/esv/matthew-1/  Discover Resources to Help Me Study Matthew: https://www.bibles.net/bible-book/matthew-for-families/  Sermon on the Mount (Read Matthew 5-7): https://www.bibles.net/reader/esv/matthew-5/ 

📖 The Gospel of Mark  Read Mark: https://www.bibles.net/reader/esv/mark-1/  Discover Resources to Help Me Study Mark: https://www.bibles.net/bible-book/mark-for-families/ 

📖 The Gospel of Luke  Read Luke: https://www.bibles.net/reader/esv/luke-1/  Discover Resources to Help Me Study Luke: https://www.bibles.net/bible-book/luke-for-families/ 

📖 The Gospel of John  Read John: https://www.bibles.net/reader/esv/john-1/  Discover Resources to Help Me Study John: https://www.bibles.net/bible-book/john-for-families/ 

🔗 Meet John Calvin  https://www.bibles.net/person/john-calvin/ 

📚 Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin  https://www.amazon.com/Institutes-Christian-Religion-John-Calvin/dp/1598561685/ 

📖 Read James for the Analogy That the Bible Is Like a Mirror That We Look Into (James 1:22-24)  https://www.bibles.net/reader/esv/james-1/ 

🔗 How Did We Get the Books of the Bible? (The Canon of Scripture)  https://www.bibles.net/topic/bible-canon/ 

🔗 Learn About the History of the English Bible  https://www.bibles.net/topic/english-bible-history/ 

📖 The Book of Leviticus  Read Leviticus: https://www.bibles.net/reader/esv/leviticus-1/  Discover Resources to Help Me Study Leviticus: https://www.bibles.net/bible-book/leviticus-for-families/ 

📚 Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible by John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry  https://www.amazon.com/Scribes-Scripture-Amazing-Story-Bible/dp/1433577895/ 

📖 The Book of Esther  Read Esther: https://www.bibles.net/reader/esv/esther-1/  Discover Resources to Help Me Stud