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How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature--Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference, and What It Means for Faith Today McKenzie, Steven L. (Professor of Hebrew Bible, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Rhodes College, TN)
How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature--Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference, and What It Means for Faith Today
McKenzie, Steven L. (Professor of Hebrew Bible, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Rhodes College, TN)
Argues that Bible readers must grasp the intentions of the biblical authors themselves - what sort of texts they thought they were writing and how they would have been understood by their intended audience. This book examines many genres that are typically misunderstood, offering readings of specific texts to show how the confusion arises.
216 pages, tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 15, 2005 |
| Original release date | 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195161496 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 169 × 240 × 20 mm · 480 g |
| Language | English |