Richard H. Hiers, Professor of Religion, Emeritus, and Affiliate Professor of Law, Emeritus, University of Florida.
"For serious inquirers for whom the Christian Bible is an unknown
and forbidding book, Hiers not only presents concisely a wealth of
information about the Bible as a whole (including Apocrypha) and
the highlights of each of its books, but identifies historical
criticism's major conclusions as well. Careful readers will be well
instructed by this irenic guide." Leander E. Keck, Winkley
Professor of Biblical Theology, emeritus, Yale Divinity
School--Sanford Lakoff
"His comments are brief yet informed, and most readers will find
them interesting and useful regardless of religious background or
familiarity with the Bible." F.R. Ames, Colorado Christian
University, ChoiceReviews.online, May 2002.--Sanford Lakoff
"The Trinity Guide surveys the historical contexts, literary forms,
and prominent themes of the books in the Old Testament, Apocrypha,
and New Testament. Hiers (Univ. of Florida) presents the
conclusions of mainline biblical scholarship and invites readers to
explore the texts for themselves. His comments are brief yet
informed, and most readers will find them interesting and useful
regardless of religious background or familiarity with the Bible."
F.R. Ames, Choice, June 2002 Vol. 39 No. 10--Sanford Lakoff
"This is an extremely useful, accurate, concise, and well-informed
guide to the Bible. The author has treated historical matters,
theology, scholarly, and literary concerns about the Bible in one
volume. I scarcely see how he managed to pack so much constructive
information into such a compact format, but he did. One of the most
valuable features of the book is the presentation of the current
'scholarly consensus' as what it is, namely, meticulous but
tentative hypotheses. I notice that it is extremely valuable for
undergraduate students, or anyone who needs to understand the
sometimes compressed prose of the biblical authors and current
scholarly opinion about these writings. Hiers writes well enough
and concisely enough that the book can find use in church study
groups. Rarely have I had such pleasure in reading what I know, but
have never presented so well myself." James Strange, Professor of
Religious Studies, University of South Florida--Sanford Lakoff
"A highly accessible guide to the Christian scriptures for readers
of all backgrounds and religious traditions, whether they know the
Bible well or are reading it for the first time .The Trinity Guide
to the Bible is an excellent tool and study guide, and highly
recommended for religious studies students, as well as the
non-specialist general reading wanting to better understand
Judeo-Christian scripture." The Bookwatch, December 2001--Sanford
Lakoff "Midwest Book Review "
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