Understanding the Bible - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0767412524 ISBN 13: 9780767412520

Synopsis

This best-selling nonsectarian guide is designed for students undertaking their first systematic study of the Bible. It is the only single-volume introductory textbook that places each book of the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and the New Testament fully in its historical and cultural context. Understanding the Bible acquaints readers with the content as well as the major themes of each biblical book, and familiarizes them with the goals and methods of important scholarship.

About this title

From the Publisher

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.

About the Author

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).

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0767412524
• ISBN 13: 9780767412520
• Binding: Paperback