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A History of the Bible: The Book and its Faiths

 
Professor John Barton, one of the great Biblical scholars of our time, introduces his bestselling book 'The History of the Bible', the culmination of a lifetime’s work. He explores the Bible’s long evolution, how much good translations matter, and what contemporary scholarship reveals about the Bible, including how as contemporary Christians we understand its place at the heart of our faith.

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