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The Bible in history : how the texts have shaped the times /

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No one can doubt that the Bible has exerted a tremendous influence on Western civilization since the dawn of Christianity. In this book, Kling traces the story of how specific biblical texts have emerged to be the inspiration of movements and collective responses that have changed the course of hist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kling, David W., 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Bible > Influence.
Bible
Church history.
Église > Histoire.
church history.
BIBLES > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference.
Church history
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:No one can doubt that the Bible has exerted a tremendous influence on Western civilization since the dawn of Christianity. In this book, Kling traces the story of how specific biblical texts have emerged to be the inspiration of movements and collective responses that have changed the course of history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 389 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:1423719913
9781423719915
0195130081
9780195130089
9780195310214
0195310217