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020			_a9780192853431
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dDLC _dEG-ScBUE
082	0	4	_a220.61 _bRIC _222
100	1		_aRiches, John, _d1939- _939730
245	1	4	_aThe Bible : _ba very short introduction / _cJohn Riches.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2000.
300			_a160 p. : _bill. ; _c18 cm.
490	0		_aVery short introductions ; _v14
500			_aIndex : p. 149-160.
504			_aBibliography : p. 143-147.
521			_aThis Very Short Introduction looks at the importance accorded to the Bible by different communities and cultures and attempts to explain why it has generated such a rich variety of uses and interpretations. It explores how the Bible was written, the development of the canon, the role of Biblical criticism, the appropriation of the Bible in high and popular culture, and its use for political ends.
630	0	7	_aBible _vIntroductions. _2BUEsh _939732
630	0	7	_aBible _xUse. _2BUEsh _939734
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653			_bEEENG _cApril2016
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