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  • A History of the Bible

    The Book and Its Faiths

    by John Barton ...
    A literary history of our most influential book of all time, by an Oxford scholar and Anglican priestIn our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as "Holy Scripture," a non-negotiable authority straight from God, has prevailed in Western society for some time. And ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Word

    How We Translate the Bible—and Why It Matters

    by John Barton ...
    From a distinguished Oxford scholar and the author of A History of the Bible, an examination of how biblical translation works and why it mattersThroughout history, most Jewish and Christian believers have understood scripture not in the languages in which it was first written but rather in their own—in translation. In The Word, acclaimed Bible scholar John Barton explores how saints and scholars ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • How the Bible Came to Be

    by John Barton ...
    In a clear and concise way, John Barton describes the development of the Bible. He explains how the Bible came to be written and collected into the authoritative Scriptures of the Christian Church. Barton untangles the web of history and lets the reader appreciate the journey from spoken word to written word. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Playing Shakespeare

    An Actor's Guide

    by John Barton ...
    Playing Shakespeareis the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the world’s greatest playwright.Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actors–among them Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet–John Barton demonstrates how to adapt Elizabethan theater for the modern stage. The director begins by explicating Shakespeare’s verse and prose, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Evolution of the Trade Regime

    Politics, Law, and Economics of the GATT and the WTO

    by John H. Barton, Judith L. Goldstein, Timothy E. Josling, Richard H. Steinberg ...
    The Evolution of the Trade Regime offers a comprehensive political-economic history of the development of the world's multilateral trade institutions, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO). While other books confine themselves to describing contemporary GATT/WTO legal rules or analyzing their economic logic, this is the first to ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • People of the Book

    The authority of the Bible in Christianity

    by John Barton ...
    Major new edition of a modern classic, fully revised and expanded. Contains a substantial new chapter on 'The Bible in Practice'. John Barton is one of the world's most influential and widely respected biblical scholars, and questions about biblical authority and inspiration are as topical and controversial as ever. ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Understanding the Hebrew Bible

    Essays by Members of the Society for Old Testament Study

    Edited by John Barton ...
    This is the latest in a series of volumes, published about every twenty-five years since 1924, surveying the current state of the academic study of the Old Testament--more often called the Hebrew Bible in scholarly contexts. It is written by leading members of the Society for Old Testament Study, the professional organization for scholars in that field in the UK and Ireland, but with international ... Read more

    $139.49 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation

    Edited by John Barton ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Religion
    This book provides the first complete guide for students to the present state of biblical studies. The twenty-one specially commissioned chapters are written by established scholars from North America and Britain, and represent both traditional and contemporary points of view. The chapters in Part One cover all the methods and approaches currently practised in the academic study of the Bible, ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • Back to the Mission

    Returning to the First Mandate of the Church

    by John Barton ...
    Are we fulfilling our mission as the Church—both individually and collectively? “Back to the Mission” is an eye-opening book every Christian leader or layperson should read. Through each chapter, Dr. Barton helps you to gain a renewed sense of urgency for what we are called to do. But knowing our mission is only half the battle. The most difficult task is doing it. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Apocrypha

    Edited by Martin Goodman, John Barton, John Muddiman ...
    Series series Oxford Bible Commentary
    The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible. It offers verse-by-verse explanation of every book of the Bible by the world's leading biblical scholars. From its inception, OBC has been designed as a completely non-denominational commentary, carefully written and edited to provide the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Pauline Epistles

    Edited by John Muddiman, John Barton ...
    Series series Oxford Bible Commentary
    The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible. It offers verse-by-verse explanation of every book of the Bible by the world's leading biblical scholars. From its inception, OBC has been designed as a completely non-denominational commentary, carefully written and edited to provide the ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Gospels

    Edited by John Muddiman, John Barton ...
    Series series Oxford Bible Commentary
    The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible. It offers verse-by-verse explanation of every book of the Bible by the world's leading biblical scholars. From its inception, OBC has been designed as a completely non-denominational commentary, carefully written and edited to provide the ... Read more

    $30.59 USD