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Oxford University Press
Published
February 2021
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The Bible, we are constantly reminded, is the best-selling book of all time. It is read with intense devotion by hundreds of millions of people, stands as authoritative for Judaism and Christianity, and informs and affects the politics and lives of the religious and non-religious around the world. But how well do we really know it? The Bible is so familiar, so ubiquitous that we have begun to take our knowledge of it for granted. The Bible many of us think we know is a pale imitation of the real thing.
In A Most Peculiar Book, Kristin Swenson addresses the dirty little secret of biblical studies that the Bible is a weird book. It is full of surprises and contradictions, unexplained impossibilities, intriguing supernatural creatures, and heroes doing horrible deeds. It does not provide a simple worldview: what the Bible says on a given topic is multi-faceted, sometimes even contradictory. Yet, Swenson argues, we have a tendency to reduce the complexities of the Bible to aphorisms, bumper stickers, and slogans. Swenson helps readers look at the text with fresh eyes. A collection of ancient stories and poetry written by multiple authors, held together by the tenuous string of tradition, the Bible often undermines our modern assumptions. And is all the more marvelous and powerful for it.
Rather than dismiss the Bible as an outlandish or irrelevant relic of antiquity, Swenson leans into the messiness full-throttle. Making ample room for discomfort, wonder, and weirdness, A Most Peculiar Book guides readers through a Bible that will feel, to many, brand new.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 - A Problematic Book
Chapter 2 - God
Chapter 3 - Angels, Demons, and a Talking Ass
Chapter 4 - Good People Behaving Badly
Chapter 5 - Impossibilities, Normalized
Chapter 6 - Misconception, Misapprehensions
Chapter 7 - And General Befuddlements
Chapter 8 - Arguments Behind Closed Doors
Chapter 9 - Biblical (Im)morality
Chapter 10 - But in the Original...
Chapter 11 - The Perennial Bestseller
Chapter 12 - Ten Commandments for [Best Word Here] the Bible
In Conclusion, Sola Scriputra
Notes
Index
Author
Kristin Swenson
Book Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
February 2021
Weight
450g
Page Count
288
Dimensions
140 x 214 x 31 mm
ISBN
9780190651732
ISBN-10
0190651733
Eden Code
5223594
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Author/Creator: Kristin Swenson
ISBN: 9780190651732
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: February 2021
Weight: 450g
Dimensions: 140 x 214 x 31 mm
Eden Code: 5223594