Introduction to the Bible by Gregory W Dawes

Introduction to the Bible by Gregory W Dawes

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This is a fine introductory volume to a series that holds great promise for the average readerThe Bible Today
Complementing the highly successful New Testament New Collegeville Bible Commentary, this short book is an indispensable introduction to the entire series.Catholic Library World
Dawes continues, underscores our need to appreciate the ways in which the Bible has been interpreted throughout Christian history. . . . Dawes certainly has met his goal of presenting a clear overview of the origins of the Bible and its interpretation. His concise writing style, logical organization, and helpful format devices make this a work suitable for individual and group use.WritingWorks
Highly recommended for novice to intermediate biblical students and scholars.Midwest Book Review
At a time when knowledge of the Bible has declined while religious fundamentalism is on the rise, this concise, clear and accurate account of the origins of the Bible and history of its interpretation is invaluable. Dawes is a gifted writer. He not only communicates a great deal of information in a short space but also invites the reader on a journey of discovery, which concludes with a sympathetic but not uncritical account of post-modern developments. This slim volume admirably succeeds in its aim to provide readers of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary with essential background information concerning the Bible and the variety of ways in which it was been interpreted down to the present.Brendan Byrne, S.J., Jesuit Theological College, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
This highly readable guide to the origins of the Biblical writings and to the history of how the Bible has been interpreted provides a rich context for our own informed reading of Scripture. Greg Dawes has the gift of expressing complex and detailed matters in a crystal clear and yet profound way. The book is wonderfully well written and greatly helps us to understand the way the Bible has been and is used in the Church, and the way that theology has developed. Readers of Scripture will greatly benefit from this excellent book.Paul Trebilco, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand

Gregory W. Dawes is senior lecturer in both religious studies and philosophy at the University of Otago (New Zealand). He undertook graduate study at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, where he completed the Licentiate degree, before receiving a PhD from the University of Otago in 1995. He has written several books, the most recent being The Historical Jesus Question: The Challenge of History to Religious Authority (Westminster John Knox, 2001). He is currently researching Christian responses to the work of Charles Darwin.

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ISBN 13	9780814628355
ISBN 10	0814628354
Title	Introduction to the Bible
Author	Gregory W Dawes
Series	New Collegeville Bible Commentary: Old Testament
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Liturgical Press
Year published	2007-08-01
Number of pages	80
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