The Bible A Biography
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Words are lines, marks, daubs on a page. Some texts have a special meaning, aquire a status as sacred texts.
The Bible was not set in stone, or sent by God as an e-mail attachment. It is the work of Man. The Bible is not one book, it is a collection of books. For the Jews, a collection of their sagas. For the Christians, writings on a Jewish Rabi.
Sacred texts, sacred places, take us out of our self, give life meaning.
The Bible A Biography by Karen Armstrong is timely read for 2011, the year of the King James Bible.
The Bible was not set in stone, or sent by God as an e-mail attachment. It is the work of Man. The Bible is not one book, it is a collection of books. For the Jews, a collection of their sagas. For the Christians, writings on a Jewish Rabi.
Sacred texts, sacred places, take us out of our self, give life meaning.
The Bible A Biography by Karen Armstrong is timely read for 2011, the year of the King James Bible.