Whose Bible is it anyway? / Philip R. Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Philip R.

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 204

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faith.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Bible, argues this book, may belong to the Church or synagogue as an instrument of religious practice. But as the object of academic study it belongs to the world as a whole. Confessional biblical studies belong to a discipline better termed 'scripture', with 'biblical studies' designating a discipline that imposes no religious conditions and includes any form of rational discourse about the bible. A basic requirement of this discipline is to speak not of 'the Bible' but of 'bibles'. A number of exegetical studies suggest how a genuinely academic discourse about biblical writings, distanci

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 ABOUT THIS BOOK; Chapter 2 TWO NATIONS, ONE WOMB; Chapter 3 WHAT IS A BIBLE?; Chapter 4 WHO TO BELIEVE?; Chapter 5 MALE BONDING: A TALE OF TWO BUDDIES; Chapter 6 'TAKE IT TO THE LORD IN PRAYER': THE PEASANT'S LAMENT; Chapter 7 DANIEL SEES THE DEATH OF GOD; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-145) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611813680

9781281813688

1281813680

9780567438911

0567438910

OCLC:

609350836