Restoring the Original Bible (Paperback)

by Ernest L. Martin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 502 pages
• Publisher: Ask Publications (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945657838
• ISBN-13: 978-0945657835
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,136,076 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Original Order of the Bible's Books -- How and Why!, February 6, 2002

By	Jeffrey A. Caldwell (Cupertino, CA United States) - See all my reviews

The order of the books in our Bible was altered by Church authorities for anti-Semitic reasons. The Jewish Tanakh preserves the original order of Old Testament books -- little known to Christians! No published New Testament orders its books as the apostles arranged them! This book reveals the original manuscript order of the books of Scripture and fruitfully considers why the original canonizers so arranged them. Understanding the divinely inspired order of the books makes the Bible easier to understand!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my view of the Bible!, April 20, 2001

By	"[e-mail]" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

I had always thought that, which books included in New Testament, was decided by a late church council, after pagan and anti-Semitic influences had entered. This book provides evidence from the New Testament that the apostles themselves put the New Testament together. It also shows that the original order of the New Testament was changed slightly in the mid second century, in an attempt to discredit the Jewish roots of the New Testament. This original order clued me in to an accelerated Biblical Discipling course that Paul uses to make Gentile believers fruitful, rather than the typical spectator on a pew that we see so much of in churches today. Our congregation now uses this course, going through the Pauline letters in their original order. The book also provides the background on the Tenach (Old Testament).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Canonising and the correct order., April 1, 2007

By	Scripture Studier (WI,USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This is the second book from Ernest L. Martin that I have read.
Like the first book(The Secrets of Golgotha),this one didn't disappoint.
Mr.Martin covered a lot of topics that I found to be very interesting.

He discusses how Jerome altered the order of the New Testament and why he did it.Particularly why he put the Pauline epistles in front of the General epistles.
Mr.Martin wrote about rank concerning Paul,Peter,James(the Just)and John.

He provides some fascinating information on the canonisation of the Old Testament.The number of OT books was 22.A book for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet before some of the books were broken down into smaller books.

Some more highlights of the book are:
Matthew, the author of the Gospel-his name and what he was.
Date of the writing of the book of Revelation from historical events.
John's relationship to Jesus and what his heritage may have been.
An interesting view on what "bind" and "loose" may mean in MT 16:19.
The diverse authorship of the Psalms,particularly from Hezekiah.
The "cloak" that Paul requested of Timothy in II Timothy 4:9-13.
The principle of progressive revelation-teaching that begins with elementary matters and proceeds to the more sophisticated.

These are just some of the many interesting topics in the book.
The Index at the back is useful.
It's a "must read" for anyone wanting to study the canonisation and order of the Bible.
I recommend this book and "The Secrets of Golgotha" also written by Ernest L. Martin.