{"product_id":"9780470674888","title":"The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn F. A. Sawyer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Faith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with a concise, readable and scholarly introduction to twenty-first century approaches to the Bible.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsists of 30 articles written by distinguished specialists from around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on interdisciplinary and international examples to explore how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it has been influential – ancient, medieval and modern, world-wide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives examples of how the Bible has influenced literature, art, music, history, religious studies, politics, ecology and sociology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach article is accompanied by a comprehensive bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers guidance on how to read the Bible and its many interpretations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn F. A. Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Newcastle University and of Biblical and Jewish Studies at Lancaster. Among his many publications are \u003ci\u003eSacred Texts and Sacred Meanings\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eA Concise Dictionary of the Bible and its Reception \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eand The Fifth Gospel. Isaiah in the History of Christianity (1996)\u003c\/i\u003e. He is co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eConcise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (with J. M. Y. Simpson, 2001), and series editor (with Christopher Rowland, Judith Kovacs and David Gunn) of the reception-history-based Blackwell Bible Commentary Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 July 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470674888\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315042709644,"sku":"9780470674888","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470674888_7eb90f70-5f2d-4186-9de0-d0fcb2c4aacf.jpg?v=1780203127","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470674888","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}