Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781541619739
- Book Title
- Bibles : a Global History
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Author
- Bruce Gordon
- Genre
- Religion, History
- Topic
- Ancient / General, Christianity / History, Biblical Studies / History & Culture
- Item Weight
- 27.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
The Bible A Global History – VERY GOOD
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
1541619730
ISBN-13
9781541619739
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11064776282
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bibles : a Global History
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Ancient / General, Christianity / History, Biblical Studies / History & Culture
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
27.6 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-056240
Reviews
“Fascinating… The Bible: A Global History tells the riveting tale of how the writings of a marginal sect in the ancient Near East came to be considered (together with the Jewish scriptures) the sacred texts of a new religion, before becoming–via medieval scribes, the early modern printing press and 20th-century mass production lines–the most reproduced and translated book ever.”– UnHerd, “Even the best-informed readers will have much to learn from Bruce Gordon’s erudite and accessible history of the Bible, which ranges knowledgeably across eras and Christian traditions, and indeed across continents. It deserves to find the widest possible audience.”– Philip Jenkins, author of The Next Christendom, “From papyrus and purple-painted parchment, through six centuries of print and forward as far as the network-free app, Bruce Gordon guides us on the boundless, unending odyssey of the ‘Book of Books.’ The Bible is a testament to the power not only of Scripture but of the written word itself to connect humanity, to educate, liberate, and also to repress. Gordon bears witness to the individual lives leavened by the ever-changing form of the ‘Book of Life,’ from Frederick Douglass to the football fans of today’s South Africa. This is a compelling account of two millennia of Western book culture, and the places and, above all, the people the Bible has touched.”– James G. Clark, Professor of History, University of Exeter, “What I loved best about this book–aside from the elegant prose and the abundance of startling facts–is the sense of a strong, wise mind behind it. Bruce Gordon has written a book that will engage anyone interested in the Bible, which is anyone interested in human history.”– Christian Wiman, author of Zero at the Bone, “A feat of good storytelling…From Gordon’s sprawling, fascinating history, we conclude the Bible isn’t just a global book but a living and active one too.”– Gospel Coalition
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
220.09
Synopsis
“A marvelous work of scholarship and storytelling” ( Wall Street Journal ), offering a global history of the world’s best-known and most influential book For Christians, the Bible is a book inspired by God. Its eternal words are transmitted across the world by fallible human hands. Following Jesus’s departing instruction to go out into the world, the Bible has been a book in motion from its very beginnings, and every community it has encountered has read, heard, and seen the Bible through its own language and culture. In The Bible , Bruce Gordon tells the astounding story of the Bible’s journey around the globe and across more than two thousand years, showing how it has shaped and been shaped by changing beliefs and believers’ radically different needs. The Bible has been a tool for violence and oppression, and it has expressed hopes for liberation. God speaks with one voice, but the people who receive it are scattered and divided–found in desert monasteries and Chinese house churches, in Byzantine cathedrals and Guatemalan villages. Breathtakingly global in scope, The Bible tells the story of this sacred book through the stories of its many and diverse human encounters, revealing not a static text but a living, dynamic cultural force.
LC Classification Number
BS445.G67 2024
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