Book recommendation to study Bible from historical perspective?

Can anyone recommend a book that will help me to study the Bible from a historical perspective, rather than a religious perspective? What I want is something that explains how the Bible came to be what it is to day, including various translations, role of chuch politics. Also, I want to better understand what the various stories meant in the context of the time period in which they were written.

Book recommendation to study Bible from historical perspective?
Here's a list that might help you.





Its just a simple amazon search.





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Reply:The best book I can think of off the top of my head would be "Sophie's World"


It is actually a history of philosophy set in a parable.


However, it does talk about the origins of Catholicism.


I have studied what you are looking for in depth and have contemplated creating a book such as you seek. I have yet to do it though, and I am not aware of any single book that has done this in a non-biased, non-religious perspective.


I would be happy to answer any questions you have via email. Writing such a book is quite daunting when you do not have a research staff at your disposal, that is the main reason I have not started mine. It is one thing to have knowledge of a thing and another entirely to dig up all your reference points for a proper bibliography.
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Reply:Walking the Bible. I haven't read it but started to read it because it sounded like a historical perspective on it.
Reply:you can just read the bible setting you mind on a historical point of view, rather than a religious one, "the best way to judge a book is reading it".

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