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Zusatztext "A crisp! remarkably succinct history of the Bible as preserved! interpreted! translated and canonized by the various faiths that believe in it." — Los Angeles Times "Engaging . . . an excellent overview." — The New York Times Book Review "Outstanding . . . Pelikan takes the reader through the process of scripture building with a fluency and ease that is both accessible and understandable." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Masterly . . . Pelikan weaves a tapestry of the power of the Word to mold religious communities! nations! and culture. . . . Engaging! concise! and highly readable." — The Christian Science Monitor Informationen zum Autor Jaroslav Pelikan is Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and past president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His many books include the five-volume The Christian Tradition , Jesus Through the Centuries , and Mary Through the Centuries . He has received the Thomas Jefferson Medal of the National Endowment for the Humanities and an honorary degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America as well as forty-one other honorary degrees. Klappentext Jaroslav Pelikan, widely regarded as one of the most distinguished historians of our day, now provides a clear and engaging account of the Bible's journey from oral narrative to Hebrew and Greek text to today's countless editions. Pelikan explores the evolution of the Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic versions and the development of the printing press and its effect on the Reformation, the translation into modern languages, and varying schools of critical scholarship. Whose Bible Is It? is a triumph of scholarship that is also a pleasure to read. Zusammenfassung Jaroslav Pelikan! widely regarded as one of the most distinguished historians of our day! now provides a clear and engaging account of the Bible’s journey from oral narrative to Hebrew and Greek text to today’s countless editions. Pelikan explores the evolution of the Jewish! Protestant! and Catholic versions and the development of the printing press and its effect on the Reformation! the translation into modern languages! and varying schools of critical scholarship. Whose Bible Is It? is a triumph of scholarship that is also a pleasure to read. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: The Bible, the While Bible, and Nothing but the Bible? One: The God Who Speaks Two: The Truth in Hebrew Three: Moses Speaking Greek Four: Beyond Written Torah: Talmud and Continuing Revelation Five: The LAw and the Prophets Fulfilled Six: Formation of a Second Testament Seven: The Peoples of the Book Eight: Back to the Sources Nine: The Bible Only Ten: The Canon and the Critics Eleven: A Message for the While Human Race Twelve: The Strange Ne World Within the Bible Afterword Appendix I: Alternative Canons of the Tanakh/Old Testament Appendix II: New Testament Notes and Further Reading ...
