Michael Coogan è un eminente studioso biblico negli Stati Uniti, che dedica la sua carriera allo studio delle Scritture Ebraiche. Il suo lavoro approfondisce gli strati storici e letterari di questi antichi testi, offrendo ai lettori una profonda comprensione delle loro origini e del loro significato. Attraverso le sue pubblicazioni e il suo insegnamento, Coogan rende la complessa erudizione biblica accessibile a un pubblico più ampio. Il suo approccio combina il rigore accademico con una narrazione chiara e avvincente.
As the first truly easy-to-read Bible translation, and still the UK's most popular, the Good News Bible is the ideal Bible for personal and church use. This new edition with Apocrypha and Deuterocanonical books is designed for Catholic readers.
An Ecumenical Study Bible - Third Edition - College Edition
Countless students, professors & general readers alike have relied upon The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha for essential scholarship & guidance to the world of the Bible. Now the Augmented 3rd Edition adds to the established reputation of this premier academic resource. A wealth of new maps, charts & diagrams further clarify information found in the scripture pages. In addition, section introductions have been expanded & the book introductions have been made more uniform in order to enhance their utility. Of course, the Augmented 3rd Edition retains the features prized by students, including single column annotations at the foot of the pages, in-text background essays, charts & maps, a page number-keyed index of all the study materials in the volume & Oxford's renowned Bible maps. This timely edition maintains & extends the excellence the Annotated's users have come to expect, bringing still more insights, information & approaches to bear upon the understanding of the biblical texts.
Provides a balanced, comprehensive introduction to the Jewish scriptures, the Christian Old Testament. Following a narrative and historical chronology, this book treats every book of the canon with careful attention to its historical context, its relationship to other Near Eastern sources, and the ways it has been interpreted.
The Bible has had an immeasurable influence on Western culture, touching on virtually every aspect of our lives. This authoritative one-volume reference to the people, places, events, books, and secular influence of the Bible was written by over 250 scholars from 20 nations
Buddhismus - Čínské tradice - Křesťanství - Hinduismus - Islám - Japonské tradice - Judaismus
An innovative and accessible guide to the world's religions, 'The Religions Book' clearly explains the key concepts behind the earliest religious beliefs right up to the world's newest faiths, getting to the heart of what it means to believe. Principles of the five main world religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - as well as ancient and primal belief systems are explored in this informative tome. All the big ideas are simply explained with jargon-free descriptions, step-by-step diagrams, and witty illustrations that encapsulate every aspect of religious thinking.
Das Handbuch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die großen Weltreligionen und deren Bedeutung im globalisierten Zeitalter. Es informiert über die Vielfalt des Glaubens und thematisiert auch die problematischen, intoleranten Ausprägungen von Religionen.
Entstehung, Kernthesen, Weltanschauung aller Religionen der Welt.
