Professor Prothero has a new book, The American Bible:

By Wendy L Czik
May 31st, 2012

How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation (HarperOne). This book argues that America is more Jewish than Christian, held together not by a common creed but by a common conversation about the speeches and songs, letters and novels we hold “sacred.” Along with excerpts from the writings of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and King, “The American Bible” includes (in the spirit of the Talmud) extensive commentaries on these American “scriptures.”

Click here to read a sample chapter.

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