Whose Bible Is It?: A Short History of the Scriptures, (Paperback)

from sergerca

A quick overview of the history of scripture and how it has had a changing influence on society. Very accessible and interesting. I know that Pelikan is a very respected biblical scholar, but I do not know which faith he practices: he doesn't let on in this book. However, he does not seem to plac...

from Scapegoats

This is a succinct look at how the Bible has changed over a few thousand years. It starts with the Hebrew Tanakh (Old Testament to Christians) and how it is presented. It makes good points that the Tanakh is about God speaking rather than writing things down, showing that scriptures were meant to...

from walterhistory

Mr. Pelikan's work is quite an interesting read on how the Bible came to be. The difficulty is sorting the theology from the history & for the most part he succeeds. He does understand that the Bible was meant to be read theologically rather than as a literary work by those who accept the Bible a...

from davidpwithun

Not quite what I was expecting, but I wasn't disappointed. I thought it would be a history of the writing and assembly of the canon of Scripture, but it's actually a history of how Scripture has been treated, viewed, and used throughout history. And, in this, it does an excellent job.

from vpfluke

This is a very nice introduction to the history of the Bible from the Hebrew scriptures up to present. Pelikan traces the development and use of the various parts of the Bible from Jewish origins of the Torah, prophets, and writings, through Christian beginnings and forming a canon to translation...