The voice, the Word, the books : the sacred scripture of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims / F.E. Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peters, F. E. (Francis E.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monotheism--Comparative studies.

Monotheism.

Judaism--Sacred books.

Judaism.

Christianity--Sacred books.

Christianity.

Islam--Sacred books.

Islam.

Genre:

Sacred books.

Comparative studies.

Sacred works.

Physical Description:

x, 292 pages, 16 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2007]

Summary:

""The Voice, the Word," the Books is an important new work on the authoritative texts of the Abrahamic religious traditions. It amounts to a comparative study of the three major Western faiths by looking through a window--in this case the window of scripture. Frank Peters is preeminently qualified to write such a work."--Richard C. Martin, Emory University

"This is a thorough and rich book, the remarkable work by one of the great authorities of our time on the three Abrahamic monotheistic religions. It examines scripture--Jewish, Christian, and Muslim--from every conceivable angle. It is written in Peters's engaging prose and accessible to any intelligent reader."--Mark R. Cohen, Princeton University

Contents:

Introduction: the voice from Sinai

Sacred words, sacred book

Book shaping: the making of a canon

Reciters, rhapsodes, and scribes: how the Bible reached us

The reporters: the good news and how we got it

The poet in performance: the composition of the Quran

The book in mortal hands

In other words

Picturing the Word

Giving voice to the Word

Epilogue: three books, side by side.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691131122

0691131120

OCLC:

76167171

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