How Did We Get the Bible? The Canon of Scripture Explained | Jonny Ardavanis
April 21, 2026
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as posted by the channelIs the Bible trustworthy? In this episode, we tackle one of the most
important questions a Christian can ask — how did we get the Bible,
and can we actually trust it?
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We start with the famous story of the woman caught in adultery
(John 7:53–8:11) and the asterisk in your Bible saying it's "not in
the earliest manuscripts" — and use that as a jumping-off point to
explore the full story of how Scripture was formed and preserved.
Topics covered:
- What is the biblical canon — and who decided what's in it?
- What is textual criticism, and why does the 1% manuscript variance actually STRENGTHEN our confidence?
- The Apocrypha — why it's not in your Protestant Bible
- How the New Testament was recognized (not chosen) by the early church
- Why the apostles knew they were writing Scripture
- Constantine, the Council of Nicaea, and what the Da Vinci Code gets wrong
- 25,000+ manuscripts — why the Bible has more historical evidence than any ancient document
- The difference between inspiration and illumination
- Why being a Bible-believing Christian isn't enough — you need to be Bible-loving
Whether you're a lifelong Christian, a skeptic, or a college student
whose professor is throwing haymakers at Scripture, this episode
will bolster and buttress your confidence in God's Word.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Michael Kruger Canon Revisited
- D.A. Carson — The Gospel According to John
- Leon Morris — The Gospel of John
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