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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823714403321

Autore

Rogerson J. W (John William), <1935-2018.>

Titolo

An introduction to the Bible [[electronic resource] /] / J.W. Rogerson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Oakville, CT, : Equinox Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-317-54525-7

1-84465-876-7

1-317-54524-9

1-315-72921-0

1-322-12891-X

1-281-74496-4

9786611744960

1-84553-482-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Collana

BibleWorld

Disciplina

220.61

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-167) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Preface to the Original Edition; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A casual reader enters a bookshop looking for a Bible. However, not all the Bibles on display have the same contents! Some have more books than others, some are study editions, some use gender-free language. How did this come about? This Introduction works back through the processes by which the Bible was written, transmitted, copied and declared to be authoritative by various churches. The following topics are dealt with: What is the Bible?; How Biblical Writers Wrote; The Making of the Old Testament; The Making of the Apocrypha; The Making of the New Testament; The Canon of the Bible; The St