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Bible History and Criticism


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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
by Bart D Ehrman
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When world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. In... (read more)

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Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally
Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally
by Marcus J Borg
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One of the vital challenges facing thoughtful people today is how to read the Bible faithfully without abandoning our sense of truth and history. Reading the Bible Again for the First Time provides a much-needed solution to the problem of how to have a... (read more)

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Who Wrote the Bible?
Who Wrote the Bible?
by Richard E Friedman
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"It is a strange fact that we have never known with certainty who produced the book that has played such a central role in our civilization," writes Friedman, a foremost Bible scholar. From this point he begins an investigation and analysis that reads as... (read more)

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Bad Girls of the Bible: And What We Can Learn from Them
Bad Girls of the Bible: And What We Can Learn from Them
by Liz Curtis Higgs
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Women everywhere marvel at those “good girls” in Scripture-Sarah, Mary, Esther-but on most days, thats not who they see when they look in the mirror. Most women (if theyre honest) see the selfishness of Sapphira or the deception of Delilah... (read more)

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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
by Bart D. Ehrman
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The author of Lost Christianities reveals how ancient scribes erroneously or deliberately changed New Testament stories in the face of period cultural, theological, and political disputes, explaining how numerous Christian beliefs are based on altered... (read more)

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Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning
Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning
by Thomas Troward
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Thomas Troward (1847-1916) was Her Majesty's Assistant Commissioner and later Divisional Judge of the North Indian Punjab from 1869 until his retirement in 1896. It is this later period for which he is best remembered and most celebrated; in it he was at... (read more)

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Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
by Bart D Ehrman
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Focusing on key historical texts, a biblical authority offers a revealing look at the early church and the intense struggle to form the canon of the New Testament. 11 halftones.... (read more)

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Lost Scriptures
Lost Scriptures
by Bart D. Ehrman
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While most people think that the twenty-seven books of the New Testament are the only sacred writings of the early Christians, this is not at all the case. A companion volume to Bart Ehrman's Lost Christianities, this book offers an anthology of up-to... (read more)

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Really Bad Girls of the Bible
Really Bad Girls of the Bible
by Liz Curtis Higgs
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When it Comes to Badness, There's Nothing New Under the Sun In her best-selling book Bad Girls of the Bible, Liz Curtis Higgs breathed new life into ancient stories depicting eight of the most infamous women in scriptural history, from Jezebel to Delilah.... (read more)

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Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language
Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language
by David Crystal
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"Let there be light," "A fly in the ointment," "New wine in old bottles," "How are the mighty fallen," "The salt of the earth." All these everyday phrases owe their popularity to the King James Bible. Indeed, it is said that this astonishing Bible has... (read more)

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Famous Jerks of the Bible
Famous Jerks of the Bible
by Margare Brouillette
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You do not need to look far into the Bible to find men and women who ruined their lives and the lives of others through their actions and behaviors. In this junior-high-level Bible character study, the author takes a look at these personalities to teach... (read more)

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The Everything History of the Bible Book: From Divine Inspiration to Modern-Day Discoveries--A Complete Reference (Everything)
The Everything History of the Bible Book: From Divine Inspiration to Modern-Day Discoveries--A Complete Reference (Everything)
by Jeffery Donley
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- Intrigue with The Da Vinci Code has caused increased curiosity in the history of the Bible - Expert author Jeffery Donley, Ph.D., is recognized as one of the world's leading Bible historians Questions explored include: - Is divine inspiration... (read more)

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Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden
Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden
by Brook Wilensky Lanford
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It seems that ever since mankind was kicked out of the Garden of Eden for eating the forbidden fruit, weve been trying to get back in. Or at least, weve been wondering where the Garden might have been. St. Augustine had a theory, and so did medieval... (read more)

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The Story of the Bible: The Fascinating History of Its Writing, Translation & Effect on Civilization
The Story of the Bible: The Fascinating History of Its Writing, Translation & Effect on Civilization
by Larry Stone
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With a highly readable and colorful narrative, "The Story of the Bible" covers in a sweeping panorama the writing and transmission of the Bible through the ages. The writing of the Old and New Testaments, the canonization of the Scriptures, and stories... (read more)

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Early Manuscripts, Church Fathers and the Authorized Version with Manuscript Digests and Summaries
Early Manuscripts, Church Fathers and the Authorized Version with Manuscript Digests and Summaries
by J A Moorman
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This volume places before the reader an entire range of evidence, and demonstrates how the early manuscripts, versions, and fathers bear witness to the doctrinal heart of the Authorized Version.... (read more)

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Bible: The Story of the King James Version 1611-2011
Bible: The Story of the King James Version 1611-2011
by Gordon Campbell
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Produced during the lifetime of Shakespeare and Donne, the King James Version of the Bible has long been viewed as the most elegantly written and poetic of the many English translations. Now reaching its four hundredth anniversary, it remains one of the... (read more)

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How to Read the Bible in Changing Times: Understanding and Applying God's Word Today
How to Read the Bible in Changing Times: Understanding and Applying God's Word Today
by Mark L Strauss
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Many find it difficult to take words that were written thousands of years ago and apply them to twenty-first-century life in the Western world. How do we read God's unchanging Word in a world that is increasingly defined by change? How to Read the Bible... (read more)

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Daughters of Eve: Women of the Bible Speak to Women of Today
Daughters of Eve: Women of the Bible Speak to Women of Today
by Virginia Stem Owens
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HAVE WOMEN CHANGED THAT MUCH SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME? Is there something about being a woman that transcends time and cultural differences? Are we, even after centuries of change, still sisters under the skin with women of radically different... (read more)

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Bad Girls of the Bible Workbook
Bad Girls of the Bible Workbook
by Liz Curtis Higgs
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Thousands of women have discovered the valuable lessons found in Liz Curtis Higgs's bestselling "Bad Girls" titles, sharing what they've learned with other women. Hundreds of those readers clamored for more -- more in-depth teaching in a workbook format... (read more)

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Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible: Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God
Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible: Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God
by Liz Curtis Higgs
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Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel are five women from Genesis who often stubbed their toes on the rocky path of righteousness--mostly good, yet slightly bad. In this volume, Higgs combines contemporary fiction and verse-by-verse commentary in her... (read more)

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