Die Geschichte Der Bibel Von Den Ursprüngen Bis In Die Gegenwart by John Barton

Von Den Ursprüngen Bis In Die Gegenwart

A concise, accessible history tracing the Bible’s development from its ancient Near Eastern origins through the compilation and canonization of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the transmission and translation of texts, and the varied ways communities have read and used them up to the present. Combining textual scholarship, historical context and reception history, it shows how social, religious and political forces shaped what counts as Scripture and how meanings changed across time and cultures, while explaining modern critical methods and the Bible’s enduring influence.