A Concise Dictionary of the Bible and Its Reception

by John F.A. Sawyer

Book Overview

This dictionary not only identifies terms and biblical figures but also examines them from the perspective of "reception history"--the history of the Bible's effect on its readers. Biblical books, passages, and characters certainly played important roles in the history of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but they also influenced other religious traditions, preachers, writers, poets, artists, and filmmakers. The study of such cultural effects of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664223389
• ISBN13: 9780664223380
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.0"