The Oxford Handbook of Biblical StudiesJ. W. Rogerson, Judith M. Lieu Biblical studies is a highly technical and diverse field. This authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of original research will, therefore, be invaluable to scholars and students, who need to command linguistic, historical, literary, and philosophical skills. Forty-five original contributions by leading figures in the discipline review and analyse current thinking and work and give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. |
Contents
Languages Translation and Textual Transmission of the Bible | 133 |
Historical and Social Study of the Bible | 251 |
The Composition of the Bible | 457 |
Methods in Biblical Scholarship | 565 |
The Interpretation of the Bible | 673 |
The Authority of the Bible | 775 |
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