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BL
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956842
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b711212
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Davies, Philip R.
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| Title & Author
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Whose Bible is it anyway? /\ Philip R. Davies.
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| Publication Statement
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Sheffield, England :: Sheffield Academic Press,, ©1995.
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| Series Statement
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;; 204
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1 online resource (150 pages).
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| ISBN
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0567438910
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: 1281813680
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: 6611813683
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: 9780567438911
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: 9781281813688
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: 9786611813680
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1850755698
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1850757496
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9781850755692
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9781850757498
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-145) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 ABOUT THIS BOOK; Chapter 2 TWO NATIONS, ONE WOMB; Chapter 3 WHAT IS A BIBLE?; Chapter 4 WHO TO BELIEVE?; Chapter 5 MALE BONDING: A TALE OF TWO BUDDIES; Chapter 6 'TAKE IT TO THE LORD IN PRAYER': THE PEASANT'S LAMENT; Chapter 7 DANIEL SEES THE DEATH OF GOD; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.
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| Abstract
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The Bible, argues this book, may belong to the Church or synagogue as an instrument of religious practice. But as the object of academic study it belongs to the world as a whole. Confessional biblical studies belong to a discipline better termed 'scripture', with 'biblical studies' designating a discipline that imposes no religious conditions and includes any form of rational discourse about the bible. A basic requirement of this discipline is to speak not of 'the Bible' but of 'bibles'. A number of exegetical studies suggest how a genuinely academic discourse about biblical writings, distanci.
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RELIGION-- Biblical Reference-- Quotations.
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Bijbelwetenschap.
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Oude Testament.
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Bible-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible., Old Testament.
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Bible-- Critique, interprétation, etc.
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Bible-- Herméneutique.
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Bible.
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| Dewey Classification
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220.6
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| LC Classification
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BS511.2.D39 1995
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| NLM classification
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11.40bcl
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