The Voice, The Word, The Books – The Sacred Scripture of the Jews, Christians and Muslims, F E Peters

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The Voice, The Word, The Books – The Sacred Scripture of the Jews, Christians and Muslims, F E Peters. Published by Princeton University Press, 2007. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 292pp with index, illustrated with colour plates. Quarter beige cloth over navy boards, navy titles, navy endpapers. In fine condition; jacket has tiny ruffle top spine edge and is otherwise fine.
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Peters explains how the three sacred texts (the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran) became the Scriptures that we possess today. He reveals new insights into their origins, contents, canonization, and the important roles they have played in the lives of their communities. He explores how they evolved through time from oral to written texts, who composed them and who wrote them, as well as the theological commonalities and points of disagreement among their adherents. Writing in the comparative style for which he is renowned, Peters charts the transmission of faith from the spoken word to the printed page, from the revelations on Sinai and Mount Hira to Mamluk ateliers in Cairo and Gutenberg’s press in Mainz.

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