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The history of the Bible

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Biblical scholar John Barton considers the historical background to the most influential book in western culture, exploring its creation and how it fits into the histories of Judaism and Christianity. Historyextra.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to the History Extra podcast from BBC History Magazine, Britain's best-selling history magazine.

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I'm Rob Atar, the magazine's editor.

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The guest on today's episode is the biblical scholar John Barton,

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who's A History of the Bible, the book and its faiths, is among the titles shortlisted for this year's Wolfson History Prize.

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He spoke to our world history editor, Matt Elton, about the origins and composition of the Bible and how it's often misunderstood in the 21st century.

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