The Bible's many voices
The sound of the biblical voices -- Historical voices -- Theological voices -- Legal voices -- Prophetic voices -- Women's voices -- Voices of the wise -- Foreign voices -- Voices of song and legend -- Echoes and reverberations.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Press
[2014]
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Carasik, Michael, 1952-, The Bible's many voices] (2016) (Rosenberg, Simcha)
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| Further subjects: | B
BIBLES ; General
B Philosophy & Religion B RELIGION ; Judaism ; Sacred Writings B RELIGION ; Biblical Reference ; General B Bible B Religion B Judaism B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Criticism, interpretation, etc B RELIGION ; Biblical Reference ; Handbooks |
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| Summary: | The sound of the biblical voices -- Historical voices -- Theological voices -- Legal voices -- Prophetic voices -- Women's voices -- Voices of the wise -- Foreign voices -- Voices of song and legend -- Echoes and reverberations. The most common English translations of the Bible often sound like a single, somewhat archaic voice. In fact, the Bible is made up of many separate books composed by multiple writers in a wide range of styles and perspectives. It is, as Michael Carasik demonstrates, not a remote text reserved for churches and synagogues but rather a human document full of history, poetry, politics, theology, and spirituality. Using historic, linguistic, anthropological, and theological sources, Carasik helps us distinguish between the Jewish Bible's voices-the mythic, the histori |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0827611617 |