The voice, the Word, the books : the sacred scripture of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims / F.E. Peters.

Author: Peters, F. E. (Francis E.)

Imprint:Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007.

Descriptionx, 292 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.

Note:Includes index.

Note:Introduction: the voice from Sinai -- Sacred words, sacred book -- Book shaping: the making of a canon -- Reciters, rhapsodes, and scribes: how the Bible reached us -- The reporters: the good news and how we got it -- The poet in performance: the composition of the Quran -- The book in mortal hands -- In other words -- Picturing the Word -- Giving voice to the Word -- Epilogue: three books side by side.

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