The Reading of the Bible as History, as Literature and as Religion

Abraham accepted allegorical Apocalypse Apocalypse of Peter apocalyptic literature Apocrypha Apostle Asherah assigned Assyria Authorised Version authority Babylonian believe Bible Captivity century B.C. chapters character Christ Christian Chronicles Church composition criticism David doubt earlier earliest early earth Egypt Egyptian English Epistle of James Epistles Esdras expression Ezekiel Gospel hand Hebrew canon Hebrew history Hezekiah Hittite human Hurrians interpretation Isaiah Israel Jehovah Jeremiah Jerusalem Judah judgement king kingdom kingdoms of Israel knowledge known language later Lord Luke Maccabees Mesopotamia moral Moses narrative books nations Old Testament Palestine papyrus passages period Peter poem point of view progressive progressive revelation prophetical books proverbs Psalms reader recognised records regard reign religion religious revelation scholars Scripture second century Sennacherib Septuagint Solomon Song story Synoptic Gospels Synoptics Synoptists Syria teaching thee thou thought tion to-day tradition translation unto utterances Wisdom Wisdom-literature words writings written