John Riches (Emeritus Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism

The Bible: A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This Very Short Introduction 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.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 155
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 173mm x 115mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 142g
• ISBN-13: 9780198863335
• ISBN-10: 0198863330
• Artikelnr.: 61267230

Autorenporträt

John Riches was the Chaplain and Fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he taught philosophy of religion from 1968 to 1972. He then taught the New Testament at Glasgow University from 1973 to 2002, with periods as a visiting lecturer in theological colleges in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. Riches' major areas of study have been the Gospels and Paul, with a particular interest in the history of reception of the Bible.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
1: The Bible in the modern world: classic or sacred text?
2: How the Biblical books were written
3: The making of the Bible
4: The translation, production and distribution of the Bible
5: Jewish and Christian readings of the binding of Isaac
6: Galatians through history
7: The Bible and its critics
8: The Bible in the post-colonial world
9: The Bible in politics
10: The Bible in high and popular culture
11: Conclusion
References
Further reading
Index of biblical references
General index