A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book [ - John Barton Audiobook
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A literary history of our most influential book of all time, by an Oxford scholar and Anglican priest.
In our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as “Holy Scripture”, a non-negotiable authority straight from God, has prevailed in Western society for some time. And while it provides a firm foundation for centuries of Christian teaching, it denies the depth, variety, and richness of this fascinating text. In A History of the Bible, John Barton argues that the Bible is not a prescription to a complete, fixed religious system, but rather a product of a long and intriguing process, which has inspired Judaism and Christianity, but still does not describe the whole of either religion. Barton shows how the Bible is indeed an important source of religious insight for Jews and Christians alike, yet argues that it must be listened to in its historical context - from its beginnings in myth and folklore to its many interpretations throughout the centuries.
It is a book full of narratives, laws, proverbs, prophecies, poems, and letters, each with their own character and origin stories. Barton explains how and by whom these disparate pieces were written, how they were canonized (and which ones weren’t), and how they were assembled, disseminated, and interpreted around the world - and, importantly, to what effect. Ultimately, A History of the Bible argues that a thorough understanding of the history and context of its writing encourages religious communities to move away from the Bible’s literal wording - which is impossible to determine - and focus instead on the broader meanings of scripture
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This post has 4 comments
January 30th, 2021
Lost me at “Oxford Scholar”
January 30th, 2021
The description seems to be a mixture of truths and falsehoods.
It’s one thing to say the Bible isn’t monolithic: it’s a library and a long historical process produced it. That’s all well and good.
But it’s quite another thing to say the miracles didn’t happen. How’s this guy supposed to be an Anglican priest but is gonna say Jesus didn’t rise from the dead? The Anglican church is still a Christian church isn’t it??
January 30th, 2021
People who think the miracles happened are probably too deep in the cave to see even the meekest shred of light.
Imagine a post-apoc world where almost no one reads and the few people that do have decided controlling the populace will be easier if they use the books of Harry Potter to instill values and encourage positive behaviors. It’s not really that different from current day religion, except we’ve never had more access to knowledge and we’re mostly literate. It’s a shame, really.
I wish we could decide to be good to ourselves and others without the threat of an almighty magic dude in the sky. Oh, well.
February 12th, 2021
I’m quite curious what particular mechanism secularism may possess that fosters human dignity?
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