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How the Bible Became Holy Online Bible - New American Bible The New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) Released on March 9 2011 the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) is the culmination of nearly 20 years of ... Holy Bible - AllAboutTruth.org Holy Bible. Holy Bible: A General Overview The Holy Bible is a phenomenal account of history comprised of 66 books written over approximately 1600 years by at ... Holy Bible vs. Mason Bible - B.Huldah Company George Washington Inaugural Bible sent to Washington D.C. for swearing in ceremony for George W. Bush; which did not take place. Chaney laid his hand upon the masonic ... OFFICIAL KING JAMES BIBLE ONLINE: AUTHORIZED KING JAMES ... King James Bible Online: Authorized King James Version (KJV) of the Bible- the preserved and living Word of God. Includes 1611 KJV and 1769 Cambridge KJV. Read King James Bible Version Free Online - KJV Study Tool The King James Version Bible (KJV) was authorized by King James I and is sometimes referred to as the Authorized Version. It was translated by the Church of ... 7. The Bible: The Holy Canon of Scripture Bible.org Introduction. The fact of the inspiration of the Bible as Gods special revelation to man naturally leads to the question (since many other religious books were ... John 1 English Standard Version (ESV) Chapter 1 - The Bible John 1 English Standard Version (ESV) In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things.. Bible - Wikipedia Textual history. By the 2nd century BCE Jewish groups began calling the books of the Bible the "scriptures" and they referred to them as "holy" or in Hebrew ... Online Scriptures The Holy Bible - The Church of Jesus ... Read listen to and search the King James Version of the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible is the word of God. Take a Quiz of Questions Answers on the Holy Bible Take a Bible Quiz Test Your Knowledge and Understanding of Bible Questions and Answers How well do you understand the Holy Bible The following questions about the ... Rank: #530226 in BooksPublished on: 2014-04-15Original language: EnglishNumber of items: 1Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.00" w x 6.13" l, .0 pounds Binding: Hardcover368 pages 54 of 58 people found the following review helpful.A Fascinating and Well-Written Fresh Approach to the Bible....By David C. YoungI'm not a theologian or Biblical scholar, though I've been friends with those who are. As someone growing up in a small Midwestern town in the 1950's, the Bible, especially the King James Version, was something everyone read, to some extent, regardless of how literally we took it. (In my family, and usually in my country church, not very.) We all did appreciate even enjoy, the stories beautifully, poetically written in a language that meant Church. And often, especially in the New Testament, we'd find sayings that helped guide our living and our choices. The Bible was one book we all shared absorbed, though each in his/her own ways.So when I was in graduate school at The University of Chicago, and I had connections with the Divinity School, I became curious about how the Bible came to be. I was guided toward historians who were working with the new literary criticism and the recently-discovered ancient sources, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Coptic gnostic texts of Nag Hammadi. My interest continues to the present, and I've enjoyed the works, in particular, of Bart Ehrman on the New Testament. I learned a lot about how why these texts came to be written and transmitted, as well as which books were excluded and why.When I noticed Satlow's book, published by Yale, written by a Professor of Judaic studies at Brown, and lauded by a Harvard scholar I knew, I decided to read it, expecting the same focus -- the texts, themselves -- only concentrating more on the Old Testament and shaped by a Jewish studies/histories point-of-view..Yes, Satlow does discuss the historical background behind many of the Bible's books, its texts. But his focus is less about the texts than about what those texts meant at various periods, and how those texts came to mean something very new in human history: Religion centered on texts seen, themselves, as holy. His title says it: Satlow gives us a history not of "what was written", but how "what was written" became holy.In particular, he delves into how the social/political circumstances shaped these texts' journey toward holiness, and how the Bible's journey toward holiness in turn shaped its communities.Satlow doesn't entirely ignore the texts. You will get a once-over-lightly, for example, about the various sources most modern scholars believe were incorporated into the Pentateuch (the Books of Moses, the first five books of the Old Testament). More briefly, he does the same with sources for the New Testament texts. But if you're only or mainly interested in the texts, themselves, you may find Satlow frustrating, not going into enough depth. I myself, came to it with a hope of knowing more about the texts. So I had to re-orient myself.But once I cued in on Satlow's purpose, here, I loved it. It opened up new worlds for me. Satlow really placed the (to me) confusing history of Israel Judah and their various conquerors into how that shaped not just what was written, but how what was written changed its meanings its communities. My confusion about Pharisees and Sadducees really cleared up, and I began the appreciate how each, individually, and in their struggles against each other, shaped not only Jewish approaches, but our Christian approaches to both the New and Old Testaments. I began to really "get" how the Bible did become holy, because it certainly didn't start out that way.I can see how, if this journey doesn't fascinate you like it does me, you might get bogged down in the ever-changing relationships between scribes and texts and rulers and reading publics and illiterate religious communities. But through these, Satlow really does make his points, and he cites many secondary sources, if you're interested in going further into this process.I also found it mind-opening to see the formation of "what the Bible meant; what the Bible was assumed to be", including the New Testament, all from a Jewish historical point-of-view. It never occurred to me, for example, HOW Paul and, to some extent, Jesus were citing "scripture". Yes, I knew a fair bit about how specific books were accepted into the canon of the New Testament. But I knew little about this process in the Old Testament. And in this canon-making process, I just assumed that, from the start, from the time all these texts were first written, all of them were considered "holy" somewhat in the way that American fundamentalists or strict-construction Catholics read the Bible.Nothing could be further from the truth. And this truth, while it didn't set me free, certainly had me thinking in some new and more thoughtful ways. (Though I'm not sure I agree with all of Satlow's interpretations. I'm still thinking about that -- which is also good.)I fear my description makes this seem terribly dry. But unlike one reviewer, I found Satlow's writing clear and, occasionally, even fun dryly humorous. He doesn't practice "safe text"; he boldly interprets the meaning of whatever data he does have, even when it's missing a lot. Undoubtedly, some of his interpretations will be found wrong with more sources of information. But at least to me, none of his interpretations were dull or just out-of-his-head. I got the impression that Satlow, like any good teacher I've had, aggressively stimulates his readers into their own thinking. And that, for me, was part of the book's fun!So, if you know what you're getting, here, and if that interests you, I think you'll enjoy this book. It certainly won't bore you!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.How the Bible Became Holy is a scholarly examination on how the Bible was written and transmitted in antiquityBy C. M MillsHow The Bible Became Holy is the work of Professor Michael L. Satlow of Brown University s Religious and Judaic studies department scholar. He traces the development of the Scriptures of the Bible. The book is written in a style understandable by the average reader. As a Presbyterian pastor I have gained through reading this intriguing book. Satlow confesses that he has never read the entire Bible! Satlow begins his study in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The Bible was produced in a time when the vast majority of the population were illiterate. Scribes in the Southern Kingdom of Judah began to compile the books of the Bible following the Assyrian conquering of the Northern Kingdom.. It was only during the Jewish diaspora following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in the sixth century B.C.E. that the ancient Hebrew of the various texts was translated into Greek in Alexandria (the Greek Septuagint translation) that the Bible began to be viewed as holy and authoritative in matters of faith and practice. The development of the synagogues and the work of rabbis assisted in making the Bible holy. As a Christian, I gained the most knowledge by reading the section on the New Testament. Dr. Satlow's account of the life of Jesus and the letters of Paul were instructive. It was not until the fourth century that the New Testament canon was completed. The book is well illustrated. It was worth the money.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Not for those who "Can't handle the truth"By AlanThis is not a book for those folks who are unwilling to accept that the bibles (Jewish, Christian, Coptic, etc.) we redacted over an extended period of time by a broad base of editors and contributors.The thesis of this book speaks to the socio-political foundations from the time of the 3 major powers of the ancient world (Assyria, Egypt and Babylonia) through the period of the Roman Empire and Persia with a focus on the kingdoms of Northern Israel and Judea and how these foundations impacted and framed the creation of the bibles into holy books.It's well positioned against other books of similar thematic foci including The Original Torah, Constantine's Sword, A View From Nebo and Surpassing Wonder (all of which are recommended reading)..See all 31 customer reviews...
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