{"product_id":"the-bible-an-introduction-third-edition-9781506466781","title":"The Bible: An Introduction, Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the Bible? How did it get to us? Why are translations so different? And what influence has the Bible had on culture? From its very first pages, \u003ci\u003eThe Bible: An Introduction, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, offers clear answers to the most basic questions that first-time students and curious inquirers bring to the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout presuming either prior knowledge of the Bible or a particular attitude toward it, Jerry L. Sumney uses straightforward language to lead the reader on an exploration of the Bible's contents and the history of its writings, showing how critical methods help readers understand what they find in the Bible. Filled with maps, charts, illustrations, and color photographs to enhance the student's experience with the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis third edition offers a number of revisions and a new section on the deuterocanonical books. Neither polemical nor apologetic, \u003ci\u003eThe Bible\u003c\/i\u003e presents the biblical writings as the efforts of men and women in the past to understand their lives and their world in light of the ways they understood the divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSumney, Jerry L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jerry L. Sumney is professor of biblical studies at Lexington Theological Seminary. He is the author of Colossians: A Commentary (2008) and Identifying Paul's Opponents (1990). He is also the editor of Reading Romans (2012) and the coeditor of Theology and Ethics in Paul and His Interpreters (1996) and Paul and Pathos (2006).","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50915801137426,"sku":"9781506466781","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_926d15c7-3851-4dd8-b3bc-d909f6194c88.jpg?v=1738829778","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bible-an-introduction-third-edition-9781506466781","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}