Here is one volume in a series of brief reference books for laypeople designed to be read in units of one or two pages The Books of the Bible gives you an introduction to the Bible and essential grasp of - The 39 Old Testament Books - The ...

A world-famous biblical scholar presents the only one-volume, comprehensive, and up-to-date analysis of the origin and meaning of the Pentateuch, and the extraordinary scholarship it has inspired.

The Books of the Bible gives you an introduction to the Bible and an essential grasp of: The 39 Old Testament Books The 27 New Testament Books The shaping of both Testaments into the Bible you hold in your hands.

A New Literary History of America contains essays on topics from the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of that world in cartoons, television, science fiction, and hip hop.

In this book, Scott Hahn shows how covenant, as an overarching theme, makes possible a coherent reading of the diverse traditions found within the canonical scriptures.

This reference includes: entries on all styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East; descriptions of instruments and their historical background; and articles ...

Profiles 150 authors and artists whose works have been published in the US. Thirty-five entries are new to this edition; the others have been updated.

The first half of the book relates Dohnányi's public life through 1937 as a great musician who brought international prominence to Hungarian music through his own unparalleled success as a virtuoso pianist, composer, conductor, and ...