The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible : an introduction to the history of the Bible

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The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible : an introduction to the history of the Bible

Julio Trebolle Barrera ; translated from the Spanish by Wilfred G.E. Watson

Brill , Eerdmans, c1998

  • : cloth : alk. paper
  • : pbk.
  • : Eerdmans : cloth
  • : Eerdmans : pbk.

Other Title

Biblia judía y la Biblia cristiana

Uniform Title

Biblia judía y la Biblia cristiana

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: Eerdmans : cloth ISBN 9780802838308

Description

This wide-ranging handbook presents a superb overview of our current knowledge on the history of the Bible. Julio Trebolle Barrera 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, Trebolle Barrera bridges 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. Scholars, students, and interested laypeople alike will benefit from the wealth of general information found here as well as the detailed discussion of many topics currently under debate.
Volume

: Eerdmans : pbk. ISBN 9780802844736

Description

This wide-ranging handbook presents an overview of our current knowledge on the history of the Bible, enriched with new information from the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines.
Volume

: cloth : alk. paper ISBN 9789004108882

Description

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.
Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9789004108899

Description

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.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA34822682
  • ISBN
    • 9004108882
    • 9004108890
    • 0802838308
    • 0802844731
  • LCCN
    97023769
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    spa
  • Place of Publication
    Leiden ; New York,Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Pages/Volumes
    573 p.
  • Size
    25 cm.
  • Classification
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