The electronic Bible is here to stay--packaged in software on
personal computers, available as apps on tablets and cell phones.
Increasingly, students look at glowing screens to consult the Bible
in class, and congregants do the same in Bible study and worship.
Jeffrey S. Siker asks, what difference does it make to our
experience of Scripture if we no longer hold a book in our hands,
if we again "scroll" through Scripture? How does the "flow" of
electronic Scripture change our perception of the Bible's authority
and significance? Siker discusses the difference made when early
Christians adopted the codex rather than the scroll and Gutenberg
began the mass production of printed Bibles. He also reviews the
latest research on how the reading brain processes digital texts
and how churches use digital Bibles, including American Bible
Society research and his own surveys of church leaders. Siker asks,
does the proliferation of electronic translations reduce the
perceived seriousness of Scripture? Does it promote an
individualistic response to the Bible? How does the change from a
physical Bible affect liturgical practice? His synthesis of the
advantages and risks of the digitized Bible merit serious
reflection in classrooms and churches alike.
General
| Imprint: |
Fortress Press,U.S.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2017 |
| Authors: |
Jeffrey S. Siker
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
328 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5064-0786-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-5064-0786-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781506407869 |
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