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Stephen Harris's guide to the meaning of the Bible is one of the best-selling sectarian student texts on such a wide subject. It is one of few books to offer a comprehensive historico-cultural background to the biblical era and a rigorous analysis of each part.
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The text's organization follows the order of the canonical Hebrew Bible, Christian Gospels, Pauline Letters, General Epistles and a Vision of End Time, and the subsequent history of the Judeo-Christian Bible.
Learning aids include lists of key themes at the beginning of each chapter, a complete glossary, review questions, bibliography, lists of key terms, and many visual aids, including attractively revised maps.
An extensive section entitled 'Ways of Studying the Bible' illustrates the methods and goals of modern biblical scholarship.
The introductory survey of ancient history extends from early Mesopotamia to the Greek and Roman periods.
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Learning aids include lists of key themes at the beginning of each chapter, a complete glossary, review questions, bibliography, lists of key terms, and many visual aids, including attractively revised maps.
An extensive section entitled 'Ways of Studying the Bible' illustrates the methods and goals of modern biblical scholarship.
The introductory survey of ancient history extends from early Mesopotamia to the Greek and Roman periods.
Stephen L. Harris is Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento, where he served ten years as department chair. A Woodrow Wilson Fellow, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. A member of the Society of Biblical Literature, his publications include Understanding the Bible (8th edition, 2011); The Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (with Robert Platzner); Classical Mythology: Images and Insights (with Gloria Platzner); Exploring the Bible; and Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes, a survey of volcanic hazards on the U.S. Pacific Coast; and for National Geographic Books, Restless Earth, a study of global earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. He contributed the chapter on "Archaeology and Volcanism" to the Encyclopedia of Volcanoes (Academic Press, 2000).
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- PublisherMcGraw-Hill Higher Education
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0071117016
- ISBN 13 9780071117012
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages736
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