The rise and fall of the Bible : the unexpected history of an accidental book
Title:
The rise and fall of the Bible : the unexpected history of an accidental book
Author:
Beal, Timothy K. (Timothy Kandler), 1963-
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2011]
©2011
Physical Description:
ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary:
An acclaimed author takes readers back to early Christianity to ask how a box of handwritten scrolls became the Bible, and forward to see how the multibillion-dollar business that has created Biblezines and Manga Bibles is selling down the Bible's sacred capital.
Language:
English
Contents:
The end of the world as we know it: a personal introduction -- The greatest story ever told -- Biblical values -- Twilight of the idol -- What would Jesus read? -- The story of the good book -- Library of questions -- And I feel fine.
Title Subject:
ISBN:
9780151013586
Format :
Book
