The Bible :: a very short introduction /: John Riches.

Riches, John,

The Bible : a very short introduction / John Riches.

Riches, John, 1939-

2000

BS445 .R53 2000 (Mapit)

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Title

The Bible : a very short introduction / John Riches.

Author

Riches, John, 1939-

ISBN

9780192853431 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0192853430 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Published

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Language

English

Description

160 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Call Number

BS445 .R53 2000

Dewey Decimal Classification

220.6/1

Summary

This Very Short Introduction looks at the importance accorded to the Bible by different communities and cultures and attempts to explain why it has generated such a rich variety of uses and interpretations. It explores how the Bible was written, the development of the canon, the role of Biblical criticism, the appropriation of the Bible in high and popular culture, and its use for political ends.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Audience

1270L Lexile

Series

Very short introductions ; 14.

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