Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780670033850
- Book Title
- Whose Bibles Is It? : a History of the Scriptures Through the Ages
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Author
- Jaroslav Pelikan
- Genre
- Religion
- Topic
- Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Biblical Studies / General, History
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages – VERY GOOD
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670033855
ISBN-13
9780670033850
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43447963
Product Key Features
Book Title
Whose Bibles Is It? : a History of the Scriptures Through the Ages
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Biblical Studies / General, History
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-058049
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
220/.09
Synopsis
Jaroslav Pelikan, widely regarded as one of the most distinguished historians of our day, now provides a clear and engaging account of the Bible’s journey from oral narrative to Hebrew and Greek text to today’s countless editions. Pelikan explores the evolution of the Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic versions and the development of the printing press and its effect on the Reformation, the translation into modern languages, and varying schools of critical scholarship. Whose Bible Is It? is a triumph of scholarship that is also a pleasure to read., 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.
LC Classification Number
BS445.P46 2004
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