God's Dangerous Book

God's Dangerous Book

Uniquely presented, this history of the Bible draws together story and scholarship with lively accounts of the people, powers and incidents involved in bringing the Bible, in the language of thepeople, to the English.

Informative, thought-provoking and very readable, this is a book that will help you discover the story behind the worlds best-seller. It tells how the Bible was created, how it became a best-sellingbook and the effects it had on those who encountered it.Through a discussion of democracy and literacy, learning and communication this book shows how the Bible is, above all, about freedom and why Ghandi described Gods book as containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces.