Misquoting Jesus : The Story Behind Who Changed The Bible and Why Unknown - 2005

Harpersanfrancisco. Used - Good. Good condition. Mark on edge.

HarperSan Francisco. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

HarperSan Francisco. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

HarperSanFrancisco, 2005. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Large Octavo.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harper San Francisco. Soft cover. Fine. Glossy wrappers with vellum color to wrappers, an oval with opening and gold frame, a facsimile of manuscript on front center, first front end paper has stunning color-illustration of scribe at work visible at center front, 266 pages. Tiny crease at bottom back tip. Near Very Fine.

Harpersanfrancisco, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

A tight and unmarked copy.- " When biblical scholar Bart Ehrman began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes & intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. In Misquoting Jesus, he tells the story behind the mistakes & changes that ancient scribes made to the New Testament & shows the great impact they had upon the bibles used today. He frames his account with personal reflections on how his study of the Greek manuscripts made him abandon his once ultraconservative views of the Bible. Since the advent of the printing press & the accurate reproduction of texts, most people have assumed that when they read the New Testament they are reading an exact copy of Jesus' words or Paul's writings. Yet, for almost 1500 years these manuscripts were hand copied by scribes who were deeply influenced by the cultural, theological & political disputes of their day. Both mistakes & intentional changes abound in the surviving… Leer más

New York,, Ny, U.S.A.: Harpersanfrancisco, 2005. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Light Evidence Of Use.