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A History of the Bible The Book and Its Faiths

Paperback • 2020 • English

A History of the Bible The Book and Its Faiths

By John Barton

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About the book

WINNER OF THE 2019 DUFF COOPER PRIZE A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'With emotional and psychological insight, Barton unlocks this sleeping giant of our culture. In the process, he has produced a masterpiece.' Sunday Times The Bible is the central book of Western culture. For the two faiths which hold it sacred, it is the bedrock of their religion, a singular authority on what to believe and how to live. For non-believers too, it has a commanding status: it is one of the great works of world literat...Show more

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9780141978505

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

A History of the Bible The Book and Its Faiths

Format

Paperback

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