La biblioteca della Bibbia. Una guida pratica per lettori coraggiosi

Opening the Bible is like stepping into a library: a collection of books born in different eras, written by different authors, and shaped by tensions and reinterpretations. This book therefore offers a clear guide to navigating this complex and fascinating universe, helping readers to interpret the Scriptures both as ancient texts and, at the same time, as a word that continues to challenge the present. Adriano Virgili guides the reader on a journey that touches upon the major themes of biblical scholarship: the formation and stratification of the Torah; the accounts of origins and the Exodus as symbolic narratives of liberation; the transition from plural forms of worship to a monotheism that matured during the crisis of exile; the figure of the historical Jesus in his Jewish context; the ethical issues and the ‘scandalous’ passages that unsettle today’s readers. Without simplifications or forced interpretations, the book shows how historical and literary inquiry does not impoverish faith, but restores depth and three-dimensionality to a divine word expressed in human words. With rigour and clarity, Virgili invites us to move beyond naive or polemical readings, offering tools for a mature and informed engagement with the biblical text.