Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible

Name: Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible
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ISBN: 9780198601180

ISBN-10: 0198601182

ISBN-13: 9780198601180

Edition: 2001

Authors: John Rogerson

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Here is the story of a book--the Bible--a book like no other, which has been in continuous use for nearly 2000 years. In this new Oxford history, a distinguished team of scholars presents an authoritative account of that story, richly illustrated, and based on the latest research. Readers will learn how a collection of writings in Semitic languages and in Greek--writings that we now call the Books of the Bible--developed over a period of about 800 years and how, even before the Bible existed as one volume, its constituent parts were interpreted and subjected to a scrutiny that no other writing has had to endure. The contributors trace the routes by which the canon of Scripture was…

Book details

List price: $71.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/19/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 412
Size: 9.50" wide x 7.50" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English



List of Plates


Information on Contributors


Introduction



The Making of the Bible



The Historical Background



The Old Testament




The Apocrypha




The New Testament



The Making of the Bible



Text and Translation



The Hebrew Bible




The Apocrypha




The New Testament




Modern Translations



The Study and Use of the Bible


Preface




The Early Church




The Middle Ages to the Reformation




The Reformation to 1700




1700 to the Present




The Bible in the Eastern Churches




The Bible in Judaism




The Bible in Literature



Contemporary Interpretation


Preface




Feminist Scholarship




Liberation Theology: Latin America




Liberation Theology: Africa and the Bible




Liberation Theology: Europe



Epilogue



Further Reading


Acknowledgement of Sources


Index