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A review by mysterybuff
A History of the Bible: The Book and Its Faiths by John Barton
4.0
I've always been fascinated by the Bible - ever since I was given a picture Bible of the Old and New Testament for my first communion. I had even toyed with becoming a biblical scholar when I was in college.
This book discusses the most common (and some not so common) theories about who wrote the different books in the Bible, who wrote them and when. Then it goes into the varies ways the different faiths and critics dissect and analyze it. I had no idea of the difference between Jewish interpretation of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian interpretations of the Old Testament.
This is not a book to read if you are not in the mood for a detailed analysis of different ways to interpret the Bible. If you are a literal reader or a fundamentalist, then this is not the book for you. Or maybe it is exactly the book for you.
But if you have a general interest in the world's most popular book of all time, then I highly recommend this book.
This book discusses the most common (and some not so common) theories about who wrote the different books in the Bible, who wrote them and when. Then it goes into the varies ways the different faiths and critics dissect and analyze it. I had no idea of the difference between Jewish interpretation of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian interpretations of the Old Testament.
This is not a book to read if you are not in the mood for a detailed analysis of different ways to interpret the Bible. If you are a literal reader or a fundamentalist, then this is not the book for you. Or maybe it is exactly the book for you.
But if you have a general interest in the world's most popular book of all time, then I highly recommend this book.