Series Lives of Great Religious Books
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- Augustine's "Confessions": A Biography by Garry Wills
- The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography by Richard H. Davis
- The Book of "Genesis": A Biography by Ronald Hendel
- The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography by Alan Jacobs
- The Book of Exodus: A Biography by Joel S. Baden
- The Book of Job: A Biography by Mark J. Larrimore
- The Book of Mormon: A Biography by Paul C. Gutjahr
- The Book of Revelation: A Biography by Timothy Beal
- C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity: A Biography by George M. Marsden
- The I Ching : A Biography by Richard J. Smith
- The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography by John J. Collins
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer's letters and papers from prison : a biography by Martin E. Marty
- The Jefferson Bible: A Biography by Peter Manseau
- John Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian Religion": A Biography by Bruce Gordon
- Josephus's The Jewish War: A Biography by Martin Goodman
- The Koran in English: A Biography by Bruce B. Lawrence
- The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography by Carlos Eire
- The Lotus Sūtra: A Biography by Donald S. Lopez Jr.
- Paradise Lost: A Biography by Alan Jacobs
- The Passover Haggadah: A Biography by Vanessa L. Ochs
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- Lives of Great Religious Books is a series of short volumes that recount the complex and fascinating histories of important religious texts from around the world. Written for general readers by leading authors and experts, these books examine the historical origins of texts from the great religious traditions, and trace how their reception, interpretation, and influence have changed—often radically—over time. As these stories of translation, adaptation, appropriation, and inspiration dramatically remind us, all great religious books are living things whose careers in the world can take the most unexpected turns. (English, Publisher)
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