Scripture Studies

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The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book

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Timothy Beal
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"Beal's exciting book offers both fascinating history and a new and insightful way to approach the 'sacred text'." -John Shelby Spong
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Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire

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Jennifer Wright Knust
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Bible scholar Jennifer Wright Knust addresses the big questions that dominate today's discussions and debates when it comes to sex and the Bible
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Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible

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Robert Alter
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The simple yet grand language of the King James Bible has pervaded American culture from the beginning.
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Bible Babel: Making Sense of the Most Talked About Book of All Time

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Kristin Swenson
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Based on the most recent scholarship, Bible Babel is a lively and very readable introduction to the Bible.
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The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb

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R. Crumb
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From Creation to the death of Joseph, here are all 50 chapters of the Book of Genesis, revealingly illustrated as never before.
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Biblical Literacy: The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know

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Timothy Beal
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Beal showcases the Bible stories that have most shaped history and our world.
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The People's Bible

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Curtiss Paul Deyoung (Editor), Wilda C. Gafney (Editor), Leticia Guardiola-Saenz (Editor), George E. Tinker (Editor), Frank M. Yamada (Editor)
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The Peoples' Bible highlights the role of cultures in shaping the Bible and the way people read the Bible today.
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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

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Bart Ehrman
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Ehrman shows where and why changes were made in our earliest surviving manuscripts.
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The Gnostic Bible

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Willis Barnstone, Marvin Meyer (eds)
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The Gnostic Bible presents the most significant and beautiful sacred texts of gnostic mysticism.
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The Jewish Annotated New Testament

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Amy-Jill Levine (Editor), Marc Z. Brettler (Editor)
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There has never been an edition of the New Testament that addresses its Jewish background and the culture from which it grew--until now.