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What role did the Bible really play in Puritan New England? Many have treated it as a blunt instrument used to cudgel dissenters into submission, but Lisa M. Gordis reveals instead that Puritan readings of the Bible showed great complexity and literary sophistication.

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"A thorough and original account of ministerial and lay strategies for interpreting Scripture in the Massachusetts Bay. Demonstrating an impressive command of the vast literature and history of the period, Gordis moves deftly through discussions of major figures and events. This is a significant intervention in the study of Puritan New England." - Sandra M. Gustafson, author of Eloquence Is Power: Oratory and Performance in Early America

Opening Scripture Bible Reading Interpretive

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 1/15/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226304120, 978-0226304120
      ISBN10: 0226304124
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: general Christianity Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What role did the Bible really play in Puritan New England? Many have treated it as a blunt instrument used to cudgel dissenters into submission, but Lisa M. Gordis reveals instead that Puritan readings of the Bible showed great complexity and literary sophistication.

      Trade Review
      "A thorough and original account of ministerial and lay strategies for interpreting Scripture in the Massachusetts Bay. Demonstrating an impressive command of the vast literature and history of the period, Gordis moves deftly through discussions of major figures and events. This is a significant intervention in the study of Puritan New England." - Sandra M. Gustafson, author of Eloquence Is Power: Oratory and Performance in Early America

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