Lay learning and the Bible in the seventeenth-century Atlantic world. By Kirsten Macfarlane. (The Bible and the Humanities.) Pp. xii + 257 incl. 3 ills. Oxford–New York: Oxford University Press, 2024. £99. 978 0 19 893309 0

Donald K. McKim

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April 1, 2026The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Lay learning and the Bible in the seventeenth-century Atlantic world. By Kirsten Macfarlane. (The Bible and the Humanities.) Pp. xii + 257 incl. 3 ills. Oxford–New York: Oxford University Press, 2024. £99. 978 0 19 893309 0

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The aim is to investigate how lay learning shaped understanding and use of the Bible in the seventeenth-century Atlantic context.
Analyzes historical texts and cultural contexts from the Atlantic world during the seventeenth century.
Examines the influence of laypeople on Biblical interpretation and their educational practices.
Highlights the role of lay learning in expanding access to Biblical texts.
Demonstrates that lay interpretations influenced religious and cultural practices in the Atlantic world.

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This work explores lay learning and Biblical interpretations in the seventeenth-century Atlantic world, revealing cultural influences.

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Lay learning and the Bible in the seventeenth-century Atlantic world. By Kirsten Macfarlane. (The Bible and the Humanities.) Pp. xii + 257 incl. 3 ills. Oxford–New York: Oxford University Press, 2024. £99. 978 0 19 893309 0 - Volume 77 Issue 2

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