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Living Traditions of the Bible: Scripture in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Practice Paperback – September 17, 1999

by James E. Bowley (Editor)
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More than half the people in the world today share traditions taken from the book that Christians call the Bible. What the Bible means and how it has been used in Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodoxy, Judaism, and Islam--historically and in the present--is the subject of this book. Contributors include: James E. Bowley, Demetrios Constantelos, Joseph Fitzmyer, S.J., Kathryn Johnson, Adam Kamesar, James S. McClanahan, Bruce M. Metzger, Michael A. Meyer, John C. Reeves, and David C. Steinmetz.
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  1. Print length
    206 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Chalice Pr
  4. Publication date
    September 17, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0827221274
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0827221277
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The 10 essays collected in this volume began as a 1997 lecture series at King College, a Presbyterian school in Bristol, Tenn. The book's overall tone is conversational and informal, which serves to widen its appeal beyond a strictly academic audience. The first two essays, by editor Bowley (a King religion professor) and Adam Kamesar (who teaches at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati), establish a historical context and introduce the Bible as a library rather than a single book. John C. Reeves (Univ. of North Carolina-Charlotte) and Bruce Metzger (emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary) examine scriptural authority in early Judaism and the formation of the Christian canon. Kathryn Johnson (Univ. of North Carolina-Charlotte) offers the lone treatment of Islamic practice in this collection, emphasizing the tensions between traditional Islamic approaches to the Qur'an and modern textual criticism. Essays on the Bible's role in Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran traditions (by Demetrios Constantelos, Joseph Fitzmyer and David Steinmetz, respectively) are followed by James McClanahan's (Associate Professor of Religion at King College) "contemporary Protestant approach" to the Bible and Michael Meyer's (Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion) essay on Scripture in modern Judaism. This readable and informative introduction to biblical interpretation emphasizes Christian (primarily Protestant) and Jewish traditions, while tipping its hat to Islam. (Sept.)

Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chalice Pr (September 17, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 206 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0827221274
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0827221277
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Bible: What your Sunday School teacher didn't tell you
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 1999
This is an excellent collection of essays that explores how the bible came to be what it is today: a library of ancient writings that is held in unique esteem by a variety of religious traditions. The "bible" here refers to a broad variety of scriptural traditions including Judaism, Islam, and the major groups of Christianity (Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant). If you were raised in one of these traditions, it is likley that you were taught about the authority of the bible, and probably some very traditional ideas on who wrote it, etc. You may never have been exposed to a study of how those scriptures came into their current literary form, and why they are viewed as authoritative. Further, you may have never heard perspectives on the bible in other tradtions, by people from those traditions. In the words of one of the reviewers on the back cover, this book "Provides answers to a lot of questions that you have wondered about." The best thing about the book is that it addresses those questions with no particular sectarian agenda. Rather, it is a thinking persons' guide to this most famous and well-read literature. This is an outstanding book for any thoughtful person with an interest in the bible.
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