The Bible: Ancient Context and Ongoing Community

About this book

The Bible has been the most discussed and scrutinized text in human history. Here we are still obsessed with it... The Bible: Ancient Context and Ongoing Community serves as a guide to anyone hoping to understand the Bibles ancient context and its role for ongoing communities of readers. This book puts the Bibles two identities--an ancient document revered by billions of contemporary readers--into conversation with one another. Written for an introductory Bible course at the college level The Bible: Ancient Context and Ongoing Community is designed for anyone looking for a deeper engagement with the Christian Bible.