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Summary: Excellent Readable Introduction
Review: For such a short book (188 pages) this is amazingly comprehensive and thorough. Especially interesting was the chapter on the differences between the Hebrew and Greek versions of some of the Old Testament books. The chapters on the use and the study of the Bible were also very good.
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Summary: Excellent Readable Introduction
Review: I've read many laymen level books about the Bible, and this one is the best. This book is not written for professional scholars; however it does a good job of doing the following:1) It discusses the many English language versions and explains why a particular version might appeal to certain groups of people 2) Explains the difference between the Bibles that the Protestant churches, Roman Catholics Church, and Eastern Orthodox Churches uses 3) Explains the difficulties that Bible scholars encounter when they attempt to make a translation 4) Discusses higher criticism of the Bible, and explains current scholarly thought. In my opinion, he is honest about where he stands, and yet he explains the position of scholars which disagree with him. The author also does a good job of directing the reader who wants to do further research. I'll probably never read the Bible in the same way again.
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Summary: Ray of Sunshine!
Review: I've read many laymen level books about the Bible, and this one is the best. This book is not written for professional scholars; however it does a good job of doing the following: 1) It discusses the many English language versions and explains why a particular version might appeal to certain groups of people 2) Explains the difference between the Bibles that the Protestant churches, Roman Catholics Church, and Eastern Orthodox Churches uses 3) Explains the difficulties that Bible scholars encounter when they attempt to make a translation 4) Discusses higher criticism of the Bible, and explains current scholarly thought. In my opinion, he is honest about where he stands, and yet he explains the position of scholars which disagree with him. The author also does a good job of directing the reader who wants to do further research. I'll probably never read the Bible in the same way again.
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Summary: Exacting as its title reads
Review: Rogerson has crafted a brief, but concise, introduction to approaching the Bible. Covers the textual, linguistic, historical, and critical issues that surround our understanding and use of the Bible at the beginning of the third millenium. A good place to start with the questions that need to be posed.
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