Since its first translation from the Latin, the Bible has become more and more accessible-and more and more influential In the eleventh century, the Bible was available only in expensive and rare hand-copied manuscripts. Today, millions of people from all walks of life seek guidance, inspiration, entertainment, and answers from their own editions of the Bible. This illustrated book tells the story of what happened to the ancient set of writings we call the Bible during those thousand years. Anchoring the story in material evidence-hundreds of different translations and versions of the Bible-Lori Anne Ferrell discusses how the Bible has been endlessly retailored to meet the changing needs of religion, politics, and the reading public while retaining its special status as a sacred text. Focusing on the English-speaking world, The Bible and the People charts the extraordinary voyage of the Bible from manuscript Bibles to the Gutenberg volumes, Bibles commissioned by kings and queens, the Eliot Indian Bible, salesmen's door-to-door Bibles, children's Bibles, Gideon Bibles, teen magazine Bibles, and more. Ferrell discusses the Bible's profound impact on readers over the centuries, and, in turn, the mark those readers made upon it. Enjoyable and informative, this book takes a fresh look at the fascinating and little-recognized connections among Christian, political, and book history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300114249
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95224441
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Bibles and the People
Author
Lori Anne Ferrell
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Religious History, Christianity, History
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
166mm
Item Weight
546g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Lori Anne Ferrell
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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