The voice, the Word, the books :

Peters, F. E.

The voice, the Word, the books : the sacred scripture of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims / F.E. Peters. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007. - x, 292 pages : illustrations, pictures, colour ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction: the voice from Sinai -- Sacred words, sacred book -- Book shaping: the making of a canon -- Reciters, rhapsodes, and scribes: how the Bible reached us -- The reporters: the good news and how we got it -- The poet in performance: the composition of the Quran -- The book in mortal hands -- In other words -- Picturing the Word -- Giving voice to the Word -- Epilogue: three books side by side.

9780691131122 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691131120 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Monotheism--Comparative studies.
Judaism--Sacred books.
Christianity--Sacred books.
Islam--Sacred books.

BL221 / .P395 2007

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