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The Bible : An Introduction, Second Edition /

What is the Bible? How did it get to us? Why are translations so different? And what influence has the Bible had on culture? From its very first pages, The Bible: An Introduction, Second Edition offers clear answers to the most basic questions that first-time students and curious inquirers bring to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sumney, Jerry L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What is the Bible? How did it get to us? Why are translations so different? And what influence has the Bible had on culture? From its very first pages, The Bible: An Introduction, Second Edition offers clear answers to the most basic questions that first-time students and curious inquirers bring to the Bible. Without presuming either prior knowledge of the Bible or a particular attitude toward it, Jerry L. Sumney uses straightforward language to lead the reader on an exploration of the Bible's contents and the history of its writings, showing how critical methods help readers understand what they find in the Bible. This second edition offers revised chapters and auxiliary material and new discussions of biblical studies methods and the question of inspiration. Neither polemical nor apologetic, The Bible presents the biblical writings as the efforts of men and women in the past to understand their lives and their world in light of the ways they understood the divine.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (464 pages): color illustrations, color maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781451484335
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.