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How the Bible begins : a sociological study / Jon R. Heapes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, OR : Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781725296916
  • 1725296918
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 222/.107 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1225.6.S55
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The Bible's structure -- Sociology -- First five books of the Bible -- Commentary on the First five books of the Bible -- Sociological analysis -- Conclusion.
Summary: How the Bible Begins: A Sociological Study uses a Dramaturgical Approach, borrowed from Erving Goffman. This theatrical metaphor has readers imagining society like a play in five acts: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The curtain goes up in Genesis to an empty, dark stage that, shortly afterwards, has its first performers appear--Adam, and then Eve. The foundation of this book rests on six fundamental questions which are answered within its pages: who, what, when, where, why, and how. Readers learn how many people populate each biblical book, each book's theme, when events took place, where action happened, what each book's purpose was, and how each book was composed. These books chronicled the passage of travelers who first departed Mesopotamia in search of the promised land, and later they left Egypt after four hundred years of slavery. Guided by God, these people formed a nation out of these epic journeys.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2943913

How the Bible Begins: A Sociological Study uses a Dramaturgical Approach, borrowed from Erving Goffman. This theatrical metaphor has readers imagining society like a play in five acts: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The curtain goes up in Genesis to an empty, dark stage that, shortly afterwards, has its first performers appear--Adam, and then Eve. The foundation of this book rests on six fundamental questions which are answered within its pages: who, what, when, where, why, and how. Readers learn how many people populate each biblical book, each book's theme, when events took place, where action happened, what each book's purpose was, and how each book was composed. These books chronicled the passage of travelers who first departed Mesopotamia in search of the promised land, and later they left Egypt after four hundred years of slavery. Guided by God, these people formed a nation out of these epic journeys.

The Bible's structure -- Sociology -- First five books of the Bible -- Commentary on the First five books of the Bible -- Sociological analysis -- Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 28, 2021).