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The Bible : a very short introduction

Author: John Kenneth Riches
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series: Very short introductions, 14.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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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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Genre/Form: Introductions
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John Kenneth Riches
ISBN: 0192853430 9780192853431
OCLC Number: 42892254
Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Contents: The Bible in the modern world: classic or sacred text? --
How the Bible was written --
the making of the Bible --
The Bible in the world of the belieivers --
The Bible and its critics --
The Bible in the post-colonial world --
The bible in high and popular culture --
The Bible in politics --
Conclusion.
Series Title: Very short introductions, 14.
Responsibility: John Riches.
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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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