| Reviews |
| - 'John Riche's more postage-stamp-sized The Bible offers a balanced, scholarly overview.' - The Independent, 22/12/2001
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| Description | | - To be published at the time of relaunch of Very Short Introductions series, alongside VSI Koran
- Emphasizes the variety of interpretations the Bible inspires, and its influence on a diverse range of individuals and communities
- Joins a cluster of established religion titles in the series (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Theology)
| | It is sometimes said that the Bible is one of the most unread books in the world, yet has been a major force in the development of Western culture and continues to exert an enormous influence over many people's lives. 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. |
Readership: General readers, and students of theology, Biblical criticism, Christianity, etc.
| Contents |
1. Who reads the bible?; 2. How the Bible was written; 3. The making of the Bible; 4. The Bible in the world of the believers; 5. The Bible and its critics; 6. The Bible in the non-western world; 7. The Bible in high and popular culture; 8. The Bible in politics; 9. Conclusion; Further reading; Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
John Riches, Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism, University of Glasgow
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