The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible: An Introduction to the History of the Bible (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004108899)

This wide-ranging handbook presents an overview of our current knowledge on the history of the Bible. Divided into three parts, it shows how the collections of canonical and apocryphal books were formed, explains the transmission and translation of the Biblical texts and describes biblical interpretation in Judaism and Christianity. Incorporating the immense amount of information that has become available since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the author sets out to bridge the gaps between widely different areas and trends in the field of Biblical Studies: canonical and apocryphal literature, written and oral traditions, rabbinic and Christian exegesis and modern critical exegesis, and literal and allegorical interpretation, among others. Uniquely, Trebolle Barrera also looks at the Wirkungsgeschichte of the Bible in relation to the Greek and Roman world, the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. Scholars, students and interested lay persons alike will benefit from the wealth of general information found here as well as detailed discussion on many topics currently under debate, from the significance of Qumran to the influence of the Semitic and Greek world on Christianity.

Author: Watson,Julio Trebolle Barrera
ISBN-10: 9004108890
ISBN-13: 9789004108899
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1997
Pages: 574
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.52w x 1.18d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 21