Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Description
No literary work has exerted more influence on Western culture than the Bible. None has been more studied by archaeologists, historians, philologists, anthropologists, philosophers or theologians across the centuries. For anyone interested in this work, true heritage of the world, this book is an indispensable introduction to the main contents and to the discoveries that have been done in recent decades, usually restricted to specialists’ circles.
The author offers a vast overview of each one of the books of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Characters, geographical settings, historical events, cultures, literary genres and numberless complementary data help the reader to think about the present in light of a past that has configured the mindset of whole generations.
“The author combines a simple, yet rigorous, scientific vision of the problems, with a believing reading and an extraordinary pedagogical ability to reach today’s readers.”
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Rights sold: Portuguese (Portugal)
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Author Biography
Alberto de Mingo Kaminouchi (Hiroshima, Japan 1964) obtained his SSL at the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Rome) and his SSD at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, CA. Alongside teaching, he was the Director of the Higher Institute of Moral Sciences (Madrid). Presently, he teaches at the Madrid Campus of Saint Louis University and the Alphonsian Academy in Rome.
Ediciones Sígueme
Ediciones Sígueme, Spain’s Nacional Award for Best Publishing House in 2005, is a publishing house of Christian inspiration whose goal is the creation of a more fully human, brotherly, and universal culture, open to transcendent values. 1948 can be considered as the official founding date of the publishing house, when it was inscribed under the trademark «Sígueme». It was at the end of the sixties when the present project of the publishing house began its true development. The defining event in this process was the Second Vatican Council. The renewal espoused by the Council led to the creation of different series (Library of Biblical Studies, Truth and Image, Hermeneia…) which are still published nowadays. It also gave origin to the spirit of openness and plurality in the study of the religious phenomenon, one of the characteristic features of the publishing house. From its inception to the present year Ediciones Sígueme has published more than 2000 titles. They are a valuable service to the Church, our society and the Spanish culture.
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- Publisher Ediciones Sígueme
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788430120352
- Publication Country or regionSpain
- FormatPaperback
- Pages448
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleLa Biblia de principio a fin
- Edition2
- Copyright Year2019
- Page size15 x 23
