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A History of the Bible

Pocket
Engelsk
A History of the Bible
A History of the Bible
  • Forfatter: Dr John Barton
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 640
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9780141978505
  • Utgivelsesår: 2020
  • Bidragsyter: Barton, Dr John
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''With emotional and psychological insight, Barton unlocks this sleeping giant of our culture. In the process, he has produced a masterpiece.'' Sunday Times


The Bible is the central book of Western culture. For the two faiths which hold it sacred, it is the bedrock of their religion, a singular authority on what to believe and how to live. For non-believers too, it has a commanding status: it is one of the great works of world literature, woven to an unparalleled degree into our language and thought.

This book tells the story of the Bible, explaining how it came to be constructed and how it has been understood, from its remote beginnings down to the present. John Barton describes how the narratives, laws, proverbs, prophecies, poems and letters which comprise the Bible were written and when, what we know - and what we cannot know - about their authors and what th