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

• Autore: Rogerson J. W (John William), <1935-2018.>
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Oakville, CT, : Equinox Pub., 2005
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (195 p.)
• Disciplina: 220.61
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: An introduction to the Bible
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823714403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Bible world (London, England)