Barton, John <br/><br/>
A History of the Bible  The Book and Its Faiths 
John Barton 
 - U.S.A.  Penguin Books  2020 
 - 613tr.  paperback, illustration  22 cm 
<br/><br/> A literary history of our most influential book of all time, by an Oxford scholar and Anglican priest. In our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as ""Holy Scripture,"" a non-negotiable authority straight from God, has prevailed in Western society for some time. And while it provides a firm foundation for centuries of Christian teaching, it denies the depth, variety, and richness of this fascinating text. In A History of the Bible, John Barton argues that the Bible is not a prescription to a complete, fixed religious system, but rather a product of a long and intriguing process, which has inspired Judaism and Christianity, but still does not describe the whole of either religion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780143111207 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bible -- History<br/>Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc -- History<br/>Catholic Church
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.09  / B293-J65