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Book Poses a Question: 'Whose Bible Is It?'

By Sheilah Kast

Published April 10, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Biblical scholar Jaroslav Pelikan of Yale University tells Sheilah Kast about his latest book, Whose Bible Is It?. It's an effort to track scriptural history through the ages. Pelikan concludes that Christians and Jews need each other to understand the sacred text they share.

Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast joined NPR in November 2003 as the weekend newscaster for "PBS/NPR Newsbrief," the hourly 30-second television news reports produced by NPR for PBS stations.

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Sheilah Kast

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Sheilah Kast

Hurricane Dennis gathered strength overnight as it moved north in the Gulf of Mexico. The full force of the storm is expected to hit the U.S. mainland along the Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coast Sunday afternoon. Sandra Averhart of member station WUWF in Pensacola, Fla., talks to guest host Sheilah Kast about evacuation efforts.
Echoes of Life in London During the Blitz

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The response of Londoners to Thursday's bombings prompted comparisons to life in the British capital during World War II and the time of the Blitz, when London was bombed by German planes. Guest host Sheilah Kast talks with veteran BBC correspondent Charles Wheeler about life in London during the Blitz.