Whose Bible Is It?: A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages Hardcover - 2005
by Jaroslav Jan Pelikan
No book has been more pored over, has been the subject of more commentary and controversy, or had more influence not only on our religious beliefs but also on our culture and language than the Bible. And certainly no book has been as widely read. But how did the Bible become the book we know it to be?
In this superbly written history, Jaroslav Pelikan takes the reader through the good book's evolution from its earliest incarnation as oral tales to its modern existence in various iterations, translations, and languages. From the earliest Hebrew texts and the Bible's appearance in Greek, then Latin, Pelikan explores the canonization of different Bibles and why certain books were adopted by certain religions and sects, as well as the development of the printing press, the translation into modern languages, and varying schools of critical scholarship.
Both an enduring work of scholarship and a fascinating read, Whose Bible Is It? will be eagerly welcomed by the many fans of Elaine Pagels's books and Adam Nicolson's God's Secretaries.
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In a variation on all those old jokes about the rabbi, the priest, and the minister walking together into a bar, three women take advantage of the lunch hour in their downtown office to visit the bookstore across the street.
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- Title Whose Bible Is It?: A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages
- Author Jaroslav Jan Pelikan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 274
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Books, New York
- Date 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780670033850 / 0670033855
- Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 9.44 x 6.32 x 1.17 in (23.98 x 16.05 x 2.97 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004058049
- Dewey Decimal Code 220.09
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