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Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Introduction: From early fragments to sacred scripture -- The Jewish and Christian bibles -- Written culture and literary production in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah -- Emerging Judaism and biblical texts of the Babylonian and Persian periods -- Texts and the use of scripture in Judaism of the Hellenistic and Roman periods -- The texts of ancient Judaism in early Christianity -- The formation of the Christian Bible and the emergence of other literature...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as "Holy Scripture," a non-negotiable authority straight from God, has prevailed in Western society for some time. And while it provides a firm foundation for centuries of Christian teaching, it denies the depth, variety, and richness of this fascinating text. In A History...
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