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Whose Bible is It?: A Short History of the Scriptures Audiobook
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Winner of the John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Human Sciences, Jaroslav Pelikan is Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and past president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This examination of the history of the Bible reflects half a century of study and research by the author. In Whose Bible Is It?, Pelikan traces the transformation of the Bible from its earliest oral traditions to its modern forms.
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"A very quick overview of the history of the Old Testament (Tanakh) and the New Testament with several interesting anecdotes. Not a great deal of depth, but very good for anyone interested in a quick general history of Jewish and Christian scriptures. "
— Neil (4 out of 5 stars)
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" A decent summary of the history of Jewish and Christian Canons through the eyes of a theologically liberal Eastern Orthodox convert. Worth the read, even if his conclusion is a bit vague when it comes to actually determining whose Bible it is... "
— Coyle, 3/6/2010 -
" Pop-history garbage. If you're looking for a history of the bible, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a goodread, look elsewhere. "
— QVT, 7/10/2009 -
" Pelikan's ability to digest and synthesize the varieties of Christian tradition is impressive. This book demonstrates his very generous mind. "
— Joshua, 5/13/2009 -
" Very dry and hard to stay with, but one of the most thourough comparative books about the scriptures. It offers a great secular perspective of the Bible if you have a genuine thirst fot the information. "
— Holly, 1/16/2009 -
" Pelikan is a distinguished historian of Christianity and this is a treasure of information about Jewish and Christian scriptures. "
— Nicolasshump, 1/9/2009 -
" Whose Bible Is It? is by far the most readable Bible history I've come across. It is informative, interesting, and relatively unbiased. "
— Ryvre, 9/15/2008 -
" What one comes to expect from Pelikan: great learning presented in a clear, unpretentious, helpful way. "
— Morris, 8/4/2008 -
" This is a great history of the Bible for lay people. Pelikan is a theologian but does a great job of explaining how the Bible came to be without using theospeak. Very readable, very enlightening. "
— Sandy, 3/9/2008
About Jaroslav Pelikan
Jaroslav Pelikan (1923–2006) was a scholar who specialized in the history of Christianity, Christian theology, and medieval intellectual history. He was appointed as Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University.
About Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht’s long career in audiobooks spans dozens of titles and authors as varied as Ray Bradbury and Gore Vidal, Jack Finney and Thomas Mann. He has recorded such books as Bob Dole’s One Soldier’s Story and Alexander McCall Smith’s Portuguese Irregular Verbs and At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances. Hecht’s theater career in New York includes many Broadway and television credits. He has won nine AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook narrations.