Includes index.
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.
OBNB doesn't sell books, but you may be able to find a copy at one of these websites:
The voice, the Word, the books : the sacred scripture of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims by F. E. Peters. ISBN 9780691131122. Published by Princeton University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
