With Christianity under attack in contemporary Western culture and the validity of the Bible repeatedly challenged, The Word: The History of the Bible and How it Came to Us offers a fresh and fascinating history of the Book of Books which billions of believers through the ages have embraced as the Word of God. The Word provides a sweeping panorama of biblical revelation, preservation and transmission and the background story of those who devoted their lives and sometimes suffered death to translate and transmit the Word of God. In the process, this highly readable narrative likewise follows the history of Christianity and unfolds its unforgettable story with a writing style aimed at the general reader and a level of scholarship that will appeal to history-lovers and serious students of the Bible. A truly unique history of the world s most popular book, The Word is perfectly suited for such a time as this.