The making of the Bible : from the first fragments to sacred scripture
Schmid, Konrad, 1965-2023
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An authoritative account of the Bible's origins, illuminating the 1,600-year tradition that shaped the Christian and Jewish holy books as millions know them today. The Bible as we know it today is best understood as a process, one that begins in the 10th century BCE. In this revelatory account, a world-renowned scholar of Hebrew scripture joins a foremost authority on the New Testament to write a new biography of the Book of Books, reconstructing Jewish and Christian scriptural histories, as well as the underappreciated contest between them, from which the Bible arose. Recent scholarship has overturned popular assumptions about Israel's past, suggesting, for instance, that the five books of the Torah were written not by Moses but during the reign of Josiah centuries later. The sources of the Gospels are also under scrutiny.
Main title:
The making of the Bible : from the first fragments to sacred scripture / Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter ; translated by Peter Lewis.
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Imprint:
Cambridge : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2023.
Collation:
448 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674293922 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
220.1
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
2674941
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Lending Library | Adult non-fiction | 220.1Religion | Available |