Stranger Within: Why the 'Old Testament' Matters to Western Culture

by Hugh S. Pyper

'Stranger Within' points out some of the consequences for European culture of the presence of an 'Old Testament' within the Christian scriptural tradition. There are many works that give an account of the contents and origins of the Hebrew Scriptures and the cultural consequences of its narratives and concepts, but here Hugh S. Pyper explores the effects of the fact that at the root of modern Western culture is a translated text, linked specifically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0227174445
• ISBN13: 9780227174449
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: James Clarke Company
• Length: 1 Pages