Social & Historical Approaches to the Bible

The Bible was not written and received in a historical vacuum-in fact, the social and historical context of the Bible illuminates key understandings that may have been otherwise missed. Biblical scholars use many different approaches to uncover this context, each engaging various aspects of the social and historical world of the Bible-from religious ritual to scribal practice to historical even…

The New Testament: An Introduction to its Literature and History

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

9780851514499

Collation

Softcover; 387 hlm.; 13.89 x 21.62 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

225

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