Wright, Jacob L.
Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins
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- ISBN 13:
- 9781108490931
- author:
- Wright, Jacob L.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 500
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 16 x 3 centimetres (0.84
- Genre:
- Religion, Judaism, Talmud,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Bible as we know it today was forged in the aftermath of devastation. Composed by scribes who had lost their homeland, they imagined a promise-filled past while grappling with abject failure. This unlikely community created a literary corpus that would have far-reaching consequences for people across the globe. The Bible's response to catastrophe offers a powerful message of hope and restoration, unique in the Ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman worlds. It presents a manual of pragmatic survival strategies for communities confronting societal collapse, and speaks ultimately of being a united yet diverse people.
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