VeryShortIntroductions:Brilliant,Sharp,InspiringTheBibleisoneoftheworld’smostreadandmostinfluentialbooks.Ithasprovidedmanyrulesforpeopletoliveby,andhasshapedourlanguageandoursharedbeliefsinwaysthathavebothdrawncommunitiestogetherandfueledbitterdisputesandconflicts.HavingplayedamajorroleinthedevelopmentofWesternculture,theBiblecontinuestoexertanenormousinfluenceovermillionsoflives.ThisVeryShortIntroductionexploresthematerial,cultural,andreligioushistoryoftheBible.LookingfirstathowthebooksoftheBiblecametobewrittendownandcollectedasauthoritativesacredtexts,JohnRichesgoesontoshowhowtheywereproducedanddistributedacrosstheworld,andhowtheyhavebeenreadandinterpretedbydifferingcommunitiesindifferentlanguages.RichescompareshowJewishandChristiancommunitieshaveinterpretedthesamepassageoftheBible,andlooksatsomeofthestrikinglyvariedreadingsaveryshortbooklikeGalatianshasreceivedover2,000years.Finally,heexplorespost-colonialandfeministreadingsoftheBible,andconcludesbysurveyingtheusesoftheBibleinart,music,poetry,andpolitics.ABOUTTHESERIES:TheVeryShortIntroductionsseriesfromOxfordUniversityPresscontainshundredsoftitlesinalmosteverysubjectarea.Thesepocket-sizedbooksaretheperfectwaytogetaheadinanewsubjectquickly.Ourexpertauthorscombinefacts,analysis,perspective,newideas,andenthusiasmtomakeinterestingandchallengingtopicshighlyreadable.
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