Reading the Book: Making the Bible a Timeless Text

by Burton L. Visotzky

Book Overview

An invitation to all--regardless of religious background--to engage the Bible, grapple with its language, unlock its mysteries, and understand its relevance in our own time. Reading the Book is the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805210725
• ISBN13: 9780805210729
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Schocken Books Inc
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A great help!

This book is a great help for one interested in learning about biblical exegisis. No teacher should be without it.

An intelligent guide for thinking readers

This is one of the best books on The Bible that I've ever read. It is thought-provoking, insightful, and wonderfully human and humorous. I read it after seeing the author on Bill Moyer's Genesis series. This book is not just for Jewish readers; I think anyone who enjoys reading and thinking will find it delightful. It will spur even skeptics like me to a reading and appreciation of the ancient writings in The Bible.