Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts

Zusatztext It is extraordinary to have articles on all these topics collected in the same volume...genuinely 'the text of the encounter' Informationen zum Autor Timothy Beal is the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has published twelve books, most recently The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book, Biblical Literacy: The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know, and Religion in America: A Very Short Introduction. In addition to scholarly articles, he has written essays on religion, Bible, and culture for The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN.com, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. He serves on the editorial board for the Bible Odyssey project. Klappentext The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts (OEBART) is an in-depth! comprehensive reference work that covers the cultural history of biblical texts! themes! characters! images! and the Bible itself in the literary! visual! and musical arts. Zusammenfassung The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts (OEBART) is an in-depth, comprehensive reference work that covers the cultural history of biblical texts, themes, characters, images, and the Bible itself in the literary, visual, and musical arts.

Sommario

• List of Articles


• Series Introduction


• Preface


• Abbreviations Used in This Work


• 148 A-Z entries


• Topical Outline of Contents


• Directory of Contributors


• Index

Relazione

It is extraordinary to have articles on all these topics collected in the same volume...genuinely 'the text of the encounter' Jean-François Racine, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Florence Harkness Professor of Religion Timo Beal, Timothy (Florence Harkness Professor of Reli Beal
• Con la collaborazione di: Timothy Beal (Editore), Timothy (Florence Harkness Professor of Religion Beal (Editore), Beal Timothy (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.01.2016
• EAN: 9780199846511
• ISBN: 978-0-19-984651-1
• Pagine: 1224
• Serie: Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible; Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Arte figurativa; ART / History / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, History of art / art & design styles, Christianity, History of Art, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics