An Introduction to the Bible: Revised Edition by Clyde E. Fant (PDF)

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This text provides a comprehensive and definitive introduction to the literature, cultures, and theologies of the early Jewish and Christian traditions. Designed to be read with selected passages from the Bible and the Apocrypha, An Introduction to the Bible offers essential information to students with little or no experience in the academic study of religion. It will help students gain a solid background for future work in biblical studies. The revised edition includes information regarding new directions in biblical studies, a revised bibliography, and a subject index – as well as maps, charts and photographs. “This volume is pedagogically self-aware. Here speak teachers who live close to the teaching environment. The narrative account of a great deal of material is patient, attentive to detail, willing to pause to provide small instructional clues, all the time keeping the big picture in focus. This second edition of the book attests both to the vitality of its authors and to the positive reception the book has already enjoyed. Given the large cultural crisis upon us, such instruction in a context that reaches beyond ‘the choir’ is welcome and enormously important. Clear, well organized, up to date, and reflective of reliable scholarly consensus. Most important, I suspect, is the likelihood that its student-users will sign up for more scripture study….[The book] will help students generate not only a beginning with the Bible, but a long-term interest.” –Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia. “As most instructors of introductory survey courses in biblical studies will attest, finding a suitable textbook can be quite a challenge. The revised edition of An Introduction to the Bible marks a strong contribution to the field. It is a well-structured, clearly written textbook. The authors incorporate many of the newest discussions regarding the formation and subsequent understandings of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Students using this book will be exposed to the rich content of ancient Near Eastern studies. They will also find themselves challenged to read these classical texts using some of the most recent hermeneutic arguments in circulation….An Introduction to the Bible provides an excellent entry point for a critical approach to the sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.”—C. Shaun Longstreet, Texas A&M University, excerpted from the Review of Biblical Literature, August 2003.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: About the Author Clyde E. Fant is a professor in the Religion Department of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida.Donald W. Musser is Senior Professor of Religious Studies and Hal S. Marchman Chair of Civic and Social Responsibility (Emeritus).

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Bought this for a college class, and it was exactly what I needed. Interesting information and very helpful in the tests!

⭐My son ordered this for one of his college classes. It arrived in a timely manner and was exactly as described. This book has a lot of knowledge in it and is being kept by my son.

⭐Would love to be able to give this to all the members of my church. Great general intro to the Bible by good scholars.

⭐Will be used as my textbook for Fall Semester.

⭐This was an assigned read for a class on the New Testament and I thought it might be dry and hard for me to focus but it was not. I enjoyed the way it was written and the information presented. It kept me engaged and thinking.

⭐If you are looking for a book which will show you a “picture” of where Christ lived and the land he traveled. If you want to understand more about the “why’s” and “what’s” of the Bible, where the books came from and what they mean, this is the perfect place to start.

⭐I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was inspirational, informative and an easy read. It helped me in the course that I took and I will continue to use it.

⭐I registered for this Intro to the Bible course only about a week before it started and when I looked for the book online I chose one in “very good” condition from belltowerbooks. I received the book the day before the class started and I was very disappointed in the condition it was in – a few pages were ripped and one was sticking out of the book and the book’s binding was broken – not what I would call even “fair” condition. I will not purchase from belltowerbooks again. The book itself is interesting and an easy read.

⭐Great condition. Very useful for my studies.

⭐This is giving me a wider appreciation of the Bible and how it come about. It informs on the way it was compiled and the authors of the various books. It causes me to seek further confirmation from my own study and prayer.

⭐This book gives new insights in studying the Bible

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