ユダヤ教とキリスト教の拠りどころである聖書は、西洋史上最も影響のある書物です。何千年にもわたり無限に解釈、再解釈され、神学的・政治的立場の正当化に利用されてきました。信者もそうでない人も、聖書の中から都合の良い一節を引き合いに、まったく異なる行動や信念を主張するのです。原語から外国語に翻訳されたものが、さらに再翻訳されていき、聖書のことばは融和につながることもあれば、激しい対立を呼ぶこともあります。そしてどのような内容のものでも、私たちは一般に影響力の強い本のことを「聖書」と呼びます。
聖書の物語やことばは、シェイクスピアから『サタデーナイトライブ』、芸術からポップカルチャーまで、いたるところに登場します。本書はこの人類史上最大のベストセラーである聖書、それをめぐる対立や論争を概観すべく、聖書の典拠と執筆者、西洋文化に対する影響力、意味と解釈をめぐる論争、今日の聖書学の状況についてフラットな視点でまとめています。聖書に触れたことがない読者はもとより、通読している読者にとっても有意義な内容になっています。
The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and reinterpreted over millennia, utilized to promote a seemingly endless run of theological and political positions. Adherents and detractors alike point to different passages throughout to justify wildly disparate behaviors and beliefs. Translated and retranslated, these texts lead both to unity and intense conflict.
Influential books on any topic are typically called "bibles." What is the Bible? As a text considered sacred by some, its stories and language appear throughout the fine arts and popular culture, from Shakespeare to Saturday Night Live. In Michael Coogan's eagerly awaited addition to Oxford's What Everyone Needs to Know® series, conflicts and controversies surrounding the world's bestselling book are addressed in a straightforward Q&A format. This book provides an unbiased look at biblical authority and authorship, the Bible's influence in Western culture, the disputes over meaning and interpretation, and the state of biblical scholarship today. Brimming with information for the student and the expert alike, The Bible: What Everyone Needs to Know® is a dependable introduction to a most contentious holy book.
1. What is the Bible?
2. Why are Bibles different?
3. What is in the Bible?
4. Who wrote the Bible?
5. How can the Bible be studied?
6. Is the Bible true?
7. How has the Bible influenced Western culture?
8. What is not in the Bible?
9. Why is the Bible such an important book?
Timeline of principal biblical events and characters
Index
ISBN : 9780199383030
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