Whose Bible is it? : a short history of the Scriptures
A grand history of the Bible written by a major historian of theology. Pelikan takes the reader through the Bible's evolution from its earliest incarnation as oral tales to its modern existence in various configurations and translations. From the earliest Hebrew texts and the Bible's appearance in Greek, then Latin, Pelikan explores the canonization of different Bibles and why certain books were adopted or rejected by certain religions and sects, as well as the development of the printing press, translation into modern languages, and the varying schools of critical scholarship
History
xi, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
9780143036777, 0143036777
1152953658
Introduction : The Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible?
The God who speaks
The truth in Hebrew
Moses speaking Greek
Beyond written Torah : Talmud and continuing revelation
The law and the prophets fulfilled
Formation of a second Testament
The peoples of the Book
Back to the sources
The Bible only
The Canon and the critics
A message for the whole human race
The strange new world within the Bible
Afterword
Hausrath Humanities 2