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