Jewish Bible And The Christian Bible: Introduction To The His

Description:
This wide-ranging handbook presents an overview of our current knowledge on the history of the Bible. Divided into three parts, it shows how the collections of canonical and apocryphal books were formed, explains the transmission and translation of the Bible.

Review:
'Decrying the tendency to compartmentalization and excessive specialization in biblical studies, Trebolle offers a broadly based and 'interdisciplinary' history of the Bible, aimed primarily at students. Handy as a reference book, this intelligently co

Author Biography:
Julio Trebolle Barrera is Professor of Hebrew and Aramaic and Director of the Institute of Religious Studies at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. He is a member of the International Team of Editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls and has written and e