What Is the Bible? = Qu'est-ce que la Bible ? (1958 @1955 Daniel-Rops / Foster), book (English ed.)
Henri Daniel-Rops, What Is the Bible?, tr. J.R. Foster (New York, NY: Hawthorn Books, 1958).
Abstract
"The Bible is the unique and inexhaustible book in which all there is to say about God and man is said. God's presence pervades it. In it are revealed all those aspects of His mysterious being that we are allowed to glimpse; in it He appears, He speaks and He acts. "Man can see himself in it, in all his potentialities, his grandeur and his weakness, from his sublimest aspirations down to those obscure regions of consciousness in which each of us bleeds from the wound of original sin."--Daniel-Rops.
"Some people look at the Bible and see a collection of stories that teach us how to live good and happy lives. Others regard it more as a historical record of the Jewish and Christian peoples. Still others prefer to stress that Scripture is nothing less than the voice of God revealed to mankind. In this classic work you'll discover that the Bible is all of these things, and more ... Written especially for average Catholics, who often find the Bible intimidating, What is the Bible? makes sense of the sprawling scope of Sacred Scripture. With patience, clarity, and great learning, beloved popular scholar Henri Daniel-Rops sheds light on the Bible's divine origins, its structure and content, its rich layers of meaning, and its place at the heart of Catholic doctrine and worship ... What is the Bible? will show you: How the Bible went from the spoken word to the written word / What divine inspiration means and what it doesn't / Why some apostolic writings are in the Bible and others aren't / Why some biblical stories resemble ancient myths and stories / How the Bible relates to secular history and archaeology / The right way to interpret miracle accounts in the Bible / Three ways to understand the meaning of Scripture / How to read and pray with the Bible regularly / Plus much more to help you profit from God's written Word ... Don't separate yourself from the manifold treasures that Scripture has to offer you. Read What is the Bible? today and gain a deeper understanding of God's wisdom, and of the ways He has revealed Himself to us throughout history.."--Publisher description.
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Contents
The Bible, the book of books -- From the spoken word to our Bibles -- The canon of the two Testaments -- A book in which God speaks -- The book delivered to men -- The Bible and history -- The book of the acts of God -- The Old Testament, the book of preparation -- The New Testament, the book of revelation -- The "mystic mill" and the senses of the Bible -- The book of man, too -- "This hunger to hear the word of God."
External links
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