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050 4 $aBS1225.2$b.F75 1987
100 1 $aFriedman, Richard Elliott.
245 10 $aWho wrote the Bible? /$cRichard Elliott Friedman.
260 $aLondon :$bJonathan Cape,$c1987.
300 $a299 p. :$bill., maps ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 277-283) and index.
500 $aOn back of verso: "First published in Great Britain 1988."
505 0 $aThe world that produced the Bible : 1200-722 B.C. -- J and E -- Two kingdoms, two writers -- The world that produced the Bible : 722-587 B.C. -- In the court of King Josiah -- D -- A priest in exile -- The world that produced the Bible : 587-400 B.C. -- A brilliant mistake -- The sacred tent -- P -- In the court of King Hezekiah -- the great irony -- The world that the Bible produced.
520 $a"It is a strange fact that we have never known with certainty who produced the book that has played such a central role in our civilization," writes Friedman, a foremost Bible scholar. From this point he begins an investigation and analysis that reads as compellingly as a good detective story. Focusing on the central books of the Old Testament-Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy - he draws upon biblical and archaeological evidence to make a convincing argument for the identities of their authors. In the process he paints a vivid picture of the world of the Bible - its politics, history, and sacred personalities. The result is a marvel of scholarship that sheds a new and enriching light on our understanding of the Bible as literature, history, and sacred text.
630 00 $aBible.$pPentateuch$xAuthorship.
630 00 $aBible.$pHistorical Books$xAuthorship.
630 00 $aBible.$pPentateuch$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pHistorical Books$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650 0 $aDocumentary hypothesis (Pentateuchal criticism)
852 00 $bmil$hBS1225.2$i.F75 1987