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The voice, the Word, the books : the sacred scripture of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims / F.E. Peters.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007.Description: x, 292 pages : illustrations, pictures, colour ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780691131122 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0691131120 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 208/.2 22
LOC classification:
  • BL221 .P395 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books CISA Library General Stacks BL<br>Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL 221 PET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c2 Available 111485
Books Books JST Library General Stacks BL<br>Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL 221 PET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 101536
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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.

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