Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible

by Joseph Telushkin

Book, 1997

Barcode

123457891

Call number

002 TEL

Tags

Bible, Bible Commentaries

Genres

Collection

Biblical Studies

Publication

New York : William Morrow, c1997.

Description

Encyclopedic in scope, but dynamic and original in its observations and organization, Biblical Literacy makes available in one volume the Bible's timeless stories of love, deceit, and the human condition; its most important laws and ideas; and an annotated listing of all 613 laws of the Torah. For both layman and professional, there is no other reference work or interpretation of the Bible quite like this stunning volume.

Subjects

Bible. O.T.Introductions
Jewish law

ISBN

0688142974 / 9780688142971

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