Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins
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Why did no other ancient society produce something like the Bible? That a tiny, out of the way community could have created a literary corpus so determinative for peoples across the globe seems improbable. For Jacob Wright, the Bible is not only a testimony of survival, but also an unparalleled achievement in human history. Forged after Babylon's devastation of Jerusalem, it makes not victory but total humiliation the foundation of a new idea of belonging...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:110849093X
ISBN13:9781108490931
Release Date:October 2023
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:500 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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