false 427965 4 No book has been more pored over, has been the subject of more commentary and controversy, or had more influence not only on our religious beliefs but also on our culture and language than the Bible. And certainly no book has been as widely read. But how did the Bible become the book we know it to be? <P> In this superbly written history, Jaroslav Pelikan takes the reader through the good book's evolution from its earliest incarnation as oral tales to its modern existence in various iterations, translations, and languages. From the earliest Hebrew texts and the Bible's appearance in Greek, then Latin, Pelikan explores the canonization of different Bibles and why certain books were adopted by certain religions and sects, as well as the development of the printing press, the translation into modern languages, and varying schools of critical scholarship.<P> Both an enduring work of scholarship and a fascinating read, <I>Whose Bible Is It?</I> will be eagerly welcomed by the many fans of Elaine Pagels's books and Adam Nicolson's <I>God's Secretaries</I>. 416981 3 3 2005 Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages total:75|5:18|4:26|3:21|2:9|1:1| 75 276 143 14 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 07:21:26 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 07:34:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 21:16:24 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 21:23:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 07 11:35:23 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 11:39:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 09:31:21 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 09:32:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jan 16 15:07:54 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 15:07:54 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 18:59:56 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 19:01:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 12:55:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 12:56:06 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Feb 01 15:59:37 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 16:03:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 13 16:12:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 18:33:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 07 13:25:07 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 20 14:12:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 20:28:37 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 20:32:17 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 10:11:34 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 19:00:30 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 15:03:38 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 20:25:49 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sun Mar 09 17:53:09 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 10:23:31 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 22:40:39 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 22:40:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 11:33:32 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 11:33:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 07:13:52 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 07:13:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 21:12:09 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 20:21:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 13:27:21 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 13:27:21 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 05 12:41:22 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 12:41:22 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=427965