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Table of contents

Foreword by J. Harold Ellens

Abbreviations

Introduction

PEOPLE OF THE BOOK

1. The Invention of the Bible

2. The Use and Abuse of the Bible

3. One Bible—Many Readings

4. The Biblical World

JEWISH TEXTS IN THE BIBLE

5. Foundational Traditions

6. Public Theology

7. After Prophecy Ends

8. Second Temple Jewish Writings

CHRISTIAN TEXTS IN THE BIBLE

9. Prophet of God's Empire

10. Apostle of Christ

11. Alternative Voices

12. Imagining a Future for the Bible

APPENDICES

Progressive Religion Resources

Chronological Charts

Glossary

Bibliography