Introduction to the Bible
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Introduction to the Bible is the indispensable prologue to the entire series of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary. Dividing the contents into two parts, Gregory W. Dawes describes how the Old and New Testaments came to be put together and explores how their stories have been interpreted over the centuries. In the words of Dawes, this very broad overview of a very complex history offers the general reader a helpful framework within which to begin to understand the Bible. Dawes writes clearly, frequently seasoning his explanations with crisp examples. Introduction to the Bible anchors individual and group Bible study on the solid foundation of basic biblical vocabulary and concepts.
Top Highlights
“Many historical critics insist that our task is to try to understand what the human author of the Bible was attempting to say.” (Pages 68–69)
“The formation of this early collection of biblical materials remains a matter of scholarly conjecture. It is widely believed to have been completed toward the end of the years of exile, which lasted from 586 to about the year 538 b.c.” (Page 16)
“simply ‘the books.’ Only very late in its history did the corresponding Latin word biblia come to be treated as” (Page 6)
“the age of the church fathers (the patristic age: ca. 200–750 a.d.) and the medieval period (ca. 750–1500).” (Page 38)
“does not cover. This is the history of the use of the Bible outside the world of religious thought.” (Page 8)
- Title: Introduction to the Bible
- Author: Gregory W. Dawes
- Series: The New Collegeville Bible Commentary
- Volume: 1
- Publisher: Liturgical Press
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible › Introductions
- ISBNs: 9780814628355, 0814628354
- Resource ID: LLS:NCBCINTRO
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:25:25Z