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A History of the Bible: The Book and Its Faiths by Dr John Barton (Hardcover, 2019)
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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241003916
eBay Product ID (ePID)19046548355
Product Key Features
Publication Year2019
TopicTheology, Religious History, Judaism, Christianity
Book TitleA History of the Bible: the Book and Its Faiths
Number of Pages640 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorDr John Barton
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight1081 g
Item Width162 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDr John Barton
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- 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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 May, 2019
Worth reading
A thought evoking book well worth readingVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Aug, 2020
Seems good
Bought for my husband who has read aboutthe bible widely. He likes it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Jun, 2024
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