A History of the Bible: The Book and its Faiths - March 2023
Professor John Barton, one of the great Biblical scholars of our time, introduces his bestselling book The History of the Bible, the culmination of a lifetime’s work. He explores the Bible’s long evolution, how much good translations matter, and what contemporary scholarship reveals about the Bible, including how as contemporary Christians we understand its place at the heart of our faith. The Revd Professor John Barton is the Oriel & Laing Emeritus Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford, a Senior Research Fellow of Campion Hall, Oxford and an Anglican priest.
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2024 06 07 John Barton talk on King James Bible
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'Shocking' facts about the Bible with Rev Professor John Barton
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On the Translation of the Bible - Jan 2026
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John Barton. Heythrop Centre for Textual Studies, University of London
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Simply Wright: "Jesus at the Crossroads of History" (Part 1)
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The Image of God - Who Are We?
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"Trump Has Never Read a Book" — A Historian on Iran, Israel & Rome
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Oxford Interfaith Forum | Why The Bible Began | Prof Jacob L. Wright and Revd Prof John Barton, FBA
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From Text to Interpretation: How the Bible Came to Mean Some of the Strange Things It Means
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A History of the Bible - Professor John Barton - Five 13 minute Episodes
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