This guide to the state of biblical studies features 20 chapters written by scholars from North America and Britain, and represents both traditional and contemp

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, Second Edition focuses on the ever-changing social and cultural contexts in which the biblical authors and their original

The Bible has had an immeasurable influence on Western culture, touching on virtually every aspect of our lives. It is one of the great wellsprings of Western r

Highlighting the role of cultures in both the development of the Bible and in its subsequent reception around the world, The Peoples' Companion to the Bible ena

Examines the varied, enormously sophisticated contents of the Bible and sees how certain Western authors were inspired by them.