01422cam a22003015a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200018000840400033001020820020001351000032001552450059001872600058002463000029003044900035003335000024003685040031003925210404004236300040008276300030008676500010008976510010009076530021009179420008009389990017009469520157009631184645420160403120825.0991119s2000    enka   frb   f001 0 eng d  a   99059056   a9780192853431  aDLCbengcDLCdDLCdEG-ScBUE04a220.61bRIC2221 aRiches, John,d1939-93973014aThe Bible :ba very short introduction /cJohn Riches.  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2000.  a160 p. :bill. ;c18 cm.0 aVery short introductions ;v14  aIndex : p. 149-160.  aBibliography : p. 143-147.  aThis Very Short Introduction looks at the importance accorded to the Bible by different communities and cultures and attempts to explain why it has generated such a rich variety of uses and interpretations. It explores how the Bible was written, the development of the canon, the role of Biblical criticism, the appropriation of the Bible in high and popular culture, and its use for political ends.07aBiblevIntroductions.2BUEsh93973207aBiblexUse.2BUEsh939734  2BUEsh  2BUEsh  bEEENGcApril2016  2ddc  c21552d21524  00102ddc40708Modern A. aMAINbMAINcLOWd2016-04-03ePurchaseg84.00h229l2m9o220.61 RICp000032245r2025-07-15 00:00:00s2018-12-05v105.00yBB