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Restoring the Original Bible

This book is a key research work that provides the biblical student with information concerning the historical growth and progression of the Holy Scriptures. It could be academically titled "The Design and Development of the Holy Scriptures." It shows from clear historical and biblical records that our modern Bibles have abandoned the order and arrangement of the books as they left the hands of the prophets and apostles who canonized them (though they do contain all the books of the Holy Scriptures in the normal Protestant versions). It was in the early fifth century that Jerome gave to the world our present (and erroneous) arrangement of the books of the Bible. This order of Jerome is at variance with the early manuscript design. When the original arrangement is restored, a marvelous and harmonious context is shown that reveals truths of the Scripture that could not be seen otherwise. The intended design by those who canonized the Bible (which can be easily shown and proved) provides the modern reader with the accurate type of Bible that the prophets and apostles desired the world to have. Even modern scholars around the world have argued that the Holy Scriptures should be restored to their pristine and proper order of the manuscripts (as shown by Dr. Martin in this book) so that modern man can have the same Bible that left the hands of those who canonized it. Potential markets include Bible students, professors, teachers and theologians, pastors, libraries, seminaries, universities, and lay people of all Christian faiths.

ASK #: BK02	Published: 1994	ISBN: 0-945657-83-8
512 pages, Softbound	3 Illustrations	12,700 copies sold
$23.95 US	$28.95 Canadian	$33.95 Other

Selected Reviews

 "Martin's work is a fascinating adventure into the world of late 2nd Temple Judaism and emerging Christianity. It not only deals with little understood aspects of the early "canonization" of both the Old and New Testaments, but it captures the "sound and fury" of those turbulent times surrounding the deaths of the apostles and the Fall of Jerusalem to the Romans in 70 A.D. This book is highly recommended for students, non-specialists, and academics alike." - Dr. James Tabor, Dept. of Religious Studies, UNC-Charlotte.

Table of Contents

Chapter	Page
1 Restoring the Original Bible	7
2 The Biblical Keys to Canonization	29
3 The Original Number of Old Testament Books	50
4 The Tripartite Divisions	71
5 The Proper Numbering of the Books	82
6 The Place of Roman Execution	91
7 The Design of the Old Testament	100
8 The Law - The First Five Books	105
9 The Prophets Division	109
10 The Writings Division	128
11 The Final Three Book of the Third Division	136
12 The Old Testament Periods of Canonization	148
13 The Need for a New Testament	184
14 The Prophetic Environment of the First Century	215
15 The Book of Acts and New Testament History	235
16 The Jewish/Roman War and Canonization	265
17 The Canonization by Peter	282
18 The Authority to Canonize the New Testament	294
19 The Apostle John and Canonization	309
20 When Was the Book of Revelation Written?	321
21 The New Testament Pentateuch	331
22 The Seven General Epistles	342
23 The Epistles of Paul	358
24 The Canonization of Paul's Epistles	379
25 The Completion of the Canon	392
26 The Rejection of the Apostle John	414
27 The Meaning of Canonization	443
28 Where Was the New Testament Canonized?	453
29 The Autographs of the New Testament Books	461
Select Bibliography	472
Appendix One: Preliminary Suggestions for the Structure of the Psalms	474
Appendix Two: The Book of Proverbs: Its Structure, Design and Teaching	483