Whose Bible is It?, Jaroslav Pelikan
Whose Bible is It?, Jaroslav Pelikan
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Whose Bible is It?
A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages

Author: Jaroslav Pelikan

Narrator: Paul Hecht

Unabridged: 8 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/08/2006

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion

Synopsis

Winner of the John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Human Sciences, Jaroslav Pelikan is Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and past president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This examination of the history of the Bible reflects half a century of study and research by the author. In Whose Bible Is It?, Pelikan traces the transformation of the Bible from its earliest oral traditions to its modern forms.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Old Dog on January 02, 2024

Pelikan, I think did a wonderful job in this book by covering a wide amount of material in a way that was both engaging and informative. He starts off discussing the passing down of "the word" by the oral tradition of the Hebrew people and ends by discussing the way the humanists during the renaissa......more

Goodreads review by Erik on March 23, 2015

I have come to expect Jaroslav Pelikan to be erudite and somewhat dry, having first encountered him as an historian of Christian doctrine. This book isn't of that character. Rather, it approaches the personable, offering some sense of the character of its author. If you are seeking a serious history......more

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