"A landmark...If you have time to read only one book on the Bible this year, make sure that it is this one."--Katherine J. Dell, Church Times
"Excellent...With a sure touch, the authors lead the reader through the geopolitical context of the Hebrew Bible and the setting and background of the New Testament, finding something to say about practically every book's origins and development...The Bible is not a fixed entity, clearly delineated from all other writings, even though our culture tends to see it so."--John Barton,
The Tablet "An erudite history of 'How We Got the Bible' that addresses the key issues--historical backgrounds, oral traditions, ancient manuscripts, canon formation, and the books that were left out. Schmid and Schr
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