The Bible: A Biography - Karen Armstrong
Category: Spiritual & Religious
Tags: Spiritual & Religious, Adults
Series: Books That Changed the World Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Release date: November 27, 2007 Duration: 06:09:01, As the work at the heart of Christianity, the Bible is the spiritual guide for one out of every three people in the world. It is also the worlds most widely distributed book-it has been translated into over 2,000 languages-and the worlds best-selling book, year after year. But the Bible is a complex work with a complicated and obscure history. Made up of sixty-six books written by various authors and divided into two testaments, its contents have changed over the centuries. The Bible has been transformed by translation and, through interpretation, has developed manifold meanings to various religions, denominations, and sects., In this seminal account, acclaimed historian Karen Armstrong discusses the conception, gestation, and life of historys most powerful book. Armstrong analyzes the social and political situation in which oral history turned into written scripture,
