The a global history Gordon, Bruce 1962- creator text bibliography nyu 2024 First edition. monographic eng viii, 514 pages, 16 unnumberd pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm "In The Bible, Bruce Gordon tells the astounding story of the Bible's journey around the globe and across more than two thousand years, showing how it has shaped and been shaped by changing beliefs and believers' radically different needs. The Bible has been a tool for violence and oppression, and it has expressed hopes for liberation. God speaks with one voice, but the people who receive it are scattered and divided-found in desert monasteries and Chinese house churches, in Byzantine cathedrals and Guatemalan villages. Breathtakingly global in scope, The Bible tells the story of this sacred book through its many and diverse human encounters, revealing not a static text but a living, dynamic cultural force"-- Becoming a book -- Tongues of fire -- Manifestation of the Savior -- Book of life : medieval worlds -- Renaissance and Reformation -- Science and reason -- The King James Bible -- The Transatlantic Bible -- The American Bible -- Missions worldwide -- Shangdi and Shen in China -- African voices -- Global Pentecostalism -- "World without end". Bruce Gordon. Includes bibliographical references and index. History Use History Historia BS 445 G662b 2024 220.09 9781541619739 (hardcover) 1541619730 (hardcover) 2023056240 DLC 240109 20251205121203.0 23494069 eng