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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the work at the heart of Christianity, the Bible is the spiritual guide for one out of every three people in the world. It is also the world's most widely distributed book-it has been translated into over 2,000 languages-and the world's best-selling book, year after year. But the Bible is a complex work with a complicated and obscure history. Made up of sixty-six "books" written by various authors and divided into two testaments, its contents have...
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 14
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
It is sometimes said that the Bible is one of the most unread books in the world, yet it 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...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers an examination of the texts that did not make it into the canonical bible, as well as the diverse reasons for their omission and why some of them are relevant to the lives of modern people.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Breathtaking in scope and scale, The Bible features powerful performances, exotic locales and dazzling visual effects that breathe spectacular life into the dramatic tales of faith and courage from Genesis through Revelation. This historic television event is sure to entertain and inspire the whole family!
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 494 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler, explore how Jews and Christians can learn from and understand each other better by exploring how they read many of the same Bible stories through different lens"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
241p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A musician and songwriter, Clyde Edgerton has penned multiple best-sellers and has had five of his novels named New York Times Notable Books. In The Bible Salesman, Preston Clearwater is scoring cash working a car-theft ring in post-World War II North Carolina. When he picks up 19-year-old Bible salesman Henry Dampier, Preston convinces the kid that he's an FBI spy. And before Henry knows what's up, he finds himself in way over his head with no apparent...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Prominent Methodist thinker and preacher Edwin Holt Hughes made a number of significant contributions to American religious thought throughout the early twentieth century. This easy-to-read volume collects Hughes' opinions and practical tips on incorporating the teachings of the Bible into everyday life.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Physical Desc
345 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This account of the historical context for the Hebrew Bible explores the diverse origins of such stories as the creation and the flood in the cultures of the ancient Near East. The authors show the striking parallels in the foundational stories told in the Egyptian, Persian, Greek, and Hebrew cultures of the time.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 254 cm
Language
English
Description
Argues that a secret mathematical code, hidden in the Hebrew text of the Bible and first discovered by Eliyahu Rips, foretells the September 11, 2001, attacks, nuclear war in the Middle East, and other future events.
15) The Bible unearthed: archaeology's new vision of ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
x, 385 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
16) The Bible code
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
264 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
18) The Bible book
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a comprehensive introduction to the stories, events, and teachings of one hundred major passages of the Old and New Testaments, explaining their theological significance while offering profiles of important figures and locations.
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