The Voice, the Word, the Books - Hardcover

Peters, Francis E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 071234943X ISBN 13: 9780712349437

Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division, 2007

Synopsis

In "The Voice, the Word, the Books", F. E. Peters leads readers on an extraordinary journey through centuries of written tradition to uncover the human fingerprints on the "Hebrew Bible", the New Testament, and the Qur'an, sacred texts that have enriched millions of lives. Bringing the latest Biblical and Qur'anic scholarship to a general audience, Peters explains how these three powerfully influential books passed from God's mouth, so to speak, to become the Scriptures that we possess today. He reveals new insights into their origins, contents, canonization, and the important roles they have played in the lives of their communities.

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Review

This is undoubtly one of the best single volumes on the history of sacred text in the Abrahamic faiths. --Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover

"The Voice, the Word, the Books is an important new work on the authoritative texts of the Abrahamic religious traditions. It amounts to a comparative study of the three major Western faiths by looking through a window--in this case the window of scripture. Frank Peters is preeminently qualified to write such a work."--Richard C. Martin, Emory University

"This is a thorough and rich book, the remarkable work by one of the great authorities of our time on the three Abrahamic monotheistic religions. It examines scripture--Jewish, Christian, and Muslim--from every conceivable angle. It is written in Peters's engaging prose and accessible to any intelligent reader."--Mark R. Cohen, Princeton University

Edition details

• Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071234943X
• ISBN 13: 9780712349437
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256