Whose Bible Is It?: A Short History of the ScripturesPenguin, 31.1.2006 - 288 sivua 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. |
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ONE The God Who Speaks | 7 |
Two The Truth in Hebrew | 27 |
THREE Moses Speaking Greek | 49 |
Talmud and Continuing | 67 |
FIVE The Law and the Prophets Fulfilled | 87 |
SIX Formation of a Second Testament | 99 |
SEVEN The Peoples of the Book | 119 |
EIGHT Back to the Sources | 141 |
NINE The Bible Only | 161 |
TEN The Canon and the Critics | 181 |
ELEVEN A Message for the Whole Human Race | 203 |
TWELVE The Strange New World Within the Bible | 223 |
Afterword | 245 |
Alternative Canons of the TanakhOld Testament | 253 |
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Whose Bible Is It?: A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages Jaroslav Pelikan Esikatselu ei käytettävissä - 2006 |
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