| The Portable World Bible Contributor(s): Various (Author), Ballou, Robert O. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0140150056 ISBN-13: 9780140150056 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1977 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Reference |
| Dewey: 291.82 |
| LCCN: 76048105 |
| Series: Portable Library |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (1.10 lbs) 624 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Portable World Bible presents the fundamental tenets of the world's basic source religions. Contemporary readers are offered, in concise, authoritative translations, the religious thought of the ages, selected, interpreted, and arranged in view of modern man's quest for ultimate truths and values. Robert O. Ballou, the volume's editor, has omitted mere stories, history, and ceremonial detail; what remains in every case is the essence of religion, set down with a clarity and simplicity never before achieved. The Portable World Bible is an unparalleled work of poetic and ethical inspiration, a book that makes a deep appeal to the mind and spirit. |