The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion)
The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion) by John F. A. Sawyer
English | October 9, 2006 | ISBN: 1405101369 | 572 pages | AZW3 | 2.76 MB
English | October 9, 2006 | ISBN: 1405101369 | 572 pages | AZW3 | 2.76 MB
The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture providesreaders with a concise, readable and scholarly introduction totwenty-first century approaches to the Bible.
- Consists of 30 articles written by distinguished specialistsfrom around the world
- Draws on interdisciplinary and international examples toexplore how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contextswhere it has been influential – ancient, medieval and modern,world-wide
- Gives examples of how the Bible has influenced literature, art,music, history, religious studies, politics, ecology andsociology
- Each article is accompanied by a comprehensivebibliography
- Offers guidance on how to read the Bible and its manyinterpretations