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A History of the Bible: The Book and Its Faiths by Dr John Barton (Hardcover, 2019)

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Explore the rich tapestry of religious history with "A History of the Bible: The Book and Its Faiths" by Dr John Barton. This compelling hardcover edition delves into the complex interplay between the Bible and the myriad faiths it has inspired.

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The Bible is the central book in Western culture, yet extraordinarily there is no proper history of it. This exceptional work, by one of the world's leading Biblical scholars, provides a full account of how the different parts of the Bible came to be written; how some writings which were regarded as holy became canonical and were included in the Bible, and others were not; what the relationship is of the different parts of the Bible to each other; and how, once it became a stable text, the Bible has been disseminated and interpreted around the world. It gives full weight to discussion of the importance of the Tanakh (Old Testament) in Judaism as in Christianity. It also demonstrates the degree to which, contrary to widespread belief, both Judaism and Christianity are not faiths drawn from the Bible texts but from other sources and traditions. It shows that if we are to regard the Bible as 'authoritative' it cannot be as believers have so often done in the past.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780241003916

eBay Product ID (ePID)19046548355

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Book TitleA History of the Bible: the Book and Its Faiths

AuthorDr John Barton

FormatHardcover

LanguageEnglish

TopicTheology, Religious History, Judaism, Christianity

Publication Year2019

Number of Pages640 Pages

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Item Height240mm

Item Width162mm

Item Weight1081g

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Title_AuthorDr John Barton

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by csil6856
22 May, 2019
A deeply useful book on the Bible and its development.
For those with Jewish and Christian faith or those interested in the history behind these faiths this book is well worth reading.
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by sbf3210
10 May, 2019
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A thought evoking book well worth reading
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by lynay_24
13 Aug, 2020
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Bought for my husband who has read aboutthe bible widely. He likes it.
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