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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2022

Jill Hicks-Keeton  and
Cavan Concannon
Jill Hicks-Keeton
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma
Cavan Concannon
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
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Introduces readers to the Museum of the Bible and its principal founders and funders, the Green family, owners of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores. Introduces the distinction between the Bible as cultural icon and material bibles. Argues that the Museum of the Bible constructs and markets a bible that is particularly productive for white evangelical Protestantism in the United States.

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Does Scripture Speak for Itself?
The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation
 , pp. 1 - 16
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Introduction
  • Jill Hicks-Keeton, University of Oklahoma, Cavan Concannon, University of Southern California
  • Book: Does Scripture Speak for Itself?
  • Online publication: 06 October 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681247.001
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  • Introduction
  • Jill Hicks-Keeton, University of Oklahoma, Cavan Concannon, University of Southern California
  • Book: Does Scripture Speak for Itself?
  • Online publication: 06 October 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681247.001
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  • Introduction
  • Jill Hicks-Keeton, University of Oklahoma, Cavan Concannon, University of Southern California
  • Book: Does Scripture Speak for Itself?
  • Online publication: 06 October 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681247.001
Available formats
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