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An edition of Holy writ as oral lit: the Bible as folklore (1999)

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"This book helps us resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's pre-written legacy and that persist in the Great Book today. Most biblical scholars acknowledge that both the Old and New Testaments were orally transmitted for decades before appearing in written form. With great reverence for the Bible, Dundes offers a new and exciting way to understand its variant texts.

He uses the analytical framework of folklore to unearth and contrast the multiple versions of nearly every major biblical event, including the creation of woman, the flood, the ten commandments (there were once as many as eleven or twelve), the names of the twelve tribes, the naming of the disciples, the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the words inscribed on the Cross, among many others."--BOOK JACKET.

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Rowman & Littlefield
Language
English
Pages
131

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Bible, Folklore in the Bible, Form Criticism, Mondelinge literatuur, Bibel, Bijbel, Kritiek (algemeen), Critique de la forme, Folklore dans la Bible, Volkskunde, Volkscultuur, Bible, criticism, form, Jews, folklore, Bible and literature

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Holy writ as oral lit: the Bible as folklore
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-125) and index.

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Lanham, Md

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220.6/6
Library of Congress
BS625 .D86 1999, BS625.D86 1999

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vii, 131 p. ;
Number of pages
131

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OL380254M
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0847691977, 0847691985
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98042449
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39849484
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346249
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723884
1966063

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