How We Got the Bible wall chart- LAMINATED

The laminated wall chart size is 19" x 26". Durable 3 mil lamination is double-sided to protect the chart and allows for the use of water-soluble markers (such as the Vis-à-Vis™ brand). Reverse side of the chart provides reproducible worksheets to enhance and expand lessons. Lamination will not affect photocopying. Roll chart for storage.

Who wrote the earliest Scriptures? Who collected the Scriptures into the Bible? How We Got the Bible wall chart answers these questions and many others. Few stories in the history of the world are as inspiring as the story of how the Bible came to us. This stunning chart, How We Got the Bible, takes believers through a story of faithfulness, courage, and sacrifice through an easy-to-follow time-line format.

The reverse side of the How We Got the Bible chart adds additional information including:

• Ten key points on how we got the Bible
• The origin and growth of the English Bible
• Teaching tips for "How We Got the Bible"
• Additional time-line details from the years 1500 BC to present

How We Got the Bible chart reveals how the Old and New Testaments were communicated through a variety of forms beginning as early as 1500 BC when God told Moses to write adown the law for the people and through the years, captures key moments in Bible-making history. Here are few of the moments that appear on the chart:

• The translation of the Septuagint, the Hebrew Old Testament translated into Greek between 250-100 BC
• The collection of the 27 Books of the New Testament and formal confirmation of the Canon in AD 397
• The first English translation of the Bible by John Wycliffe in 1382
• The King James Version of the Bible written in 1611
• The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947
• The creation of dozens of modern versions of the Bible through present times

How We Got the Bible poster reveals the individuals across the centuries whom God used to further Bible translation history, including: Erasmus, Jerome, Martin Luther, William Tyndale, Miles Coverdale, and many others. It also shows early writing materials and methods such as papyrus, clay tablets, parchment, leather, and more.

The chart describes the history of the earliest Bibles, such as the Coverdale, Matthews, Great Bible, Geneva, and Bishops, among others and explains what distinguished each. Readers also see the place in history of newer Bible translations from AD 1650 to Present:

• The King James Version of the Bible, 1611
• Revised Version, 1881
• American Standard, 1901
• The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 1947
• Revised Standard Version, 1952
• Berkley Bible, 1959
• Amplified Bible, 1965
• Jerusalem Bible, 1966
• New English Bible, 1970
• New American Standard Bible, 1971
• Living Bible (paraphrased), 1971
• Today's English Version, 1976
• New International Version, 1978
• New King James Version, 1982
• Revised English Bible, 1989New Revised Standard Version, 1990

Reverse side of the Chart: The reverse side of the How We Got the Bible chart provides four reproducible worksheets including:

• How We Got the Bible 10 key points, including
• The Bible is inspired word of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
• The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew with some Aramaic; the New Testament was written in Greek
• The origin and growth of the English Bible
• Beginning with the original manuscripts from 1500 BC — AD 100 through modern translations
• Additional time-line details from the years 1500 BC to present
• Profiles on four history-making translators
• Jerome (AD 342— 420)
• Bede (died AD 735)
• John Wycliffe (1330-1384)
• William Tyndale (1492 -1536)
• Teaching tips for "How we got the Bible"