In this seminal account, acclaimed historian Armstrong discusses the conception, gestation, life, and afterlife of historys most powerful book. She analyzes the social and political situation in which oral history turned into written scripture, how this scripture was collected into one work, and how it became accepted as Christianitys sacred text.

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ISBN: 9780871139696
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS - published 15/10/2007
Format: Hardback