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The Bible : what everyone needs to know® / Michael Coogan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coogan, Michael David, author.
- Series:
- What everyone needs to know.
- What everyone needs to know
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Introductions.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and reinterpreted over millennia, utilized to promote a seemingly endless run of theological and political positions. In Michael Coogan's unbiased and even-handed summary of the influence of the Bible, readers are asked to consider the conflicts and controversies surrounding the world's bestselling book.
- Contents:
- Bible and Bibles
- Languages, texts, and translations
- The contents of the Bible
- Authors and authorship
- The contexts of the Bible
- Interpretive strategies
- The uses of the Bible
- Biblical concepts
- Biblical values.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-938306-5
- 0-19-756996-X
- 0-19-938305-7
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