Title The Bible : a biography / Karen Armstrong

Edition First paperback American edition Published New York : Grove Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Group West, 2008 ©2007

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Description 302 pages ; 20 cm Series Books that changed the world Books that changed the world (New York, N.Y.) Contents Torah -- Scripture -- Gospel -- Midrash -- Charity -- Lectio divina -- Sola scriptura -- Modernity Summary Examines the Bible's complex history, the social and political environment in which oral history became written scripture, how the various books were collected into a single volume, and its acceptance as Christianity's sacred text Notes "First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Atlantic Books"--T.p. verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-277) and index SUBJECT Bible -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013652 ISBN 0802143849 9780802143846

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