Reading and Understanding the Bible
Download or Read eBook Reading and Understanding the Bible PDF written by Ben Witherington (III) and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ben Witherington (III) |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0199340579 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780199340576 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reading and Understanding the Bible by : Ben Witherington (III)
Book excerpt: This comprehensive introduction guides students through how to read and understand the Bible in the context of the ancient world that produced it. The text explains how ancient societies worked, how documents were created, who preserved them and why, the patriarchal nature of all ancientcultures, and, most importantly, how these cultural characteristics ought to affect our reading of the Bible.
