The making of the Bible
from the first fragments to sacred scripture
- ISBN: 9780674293922
- Editorial: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2023
- Lugar de la edición: Cambridge (MSS). Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 448
- Idiomas: Inglés
In this revelatory account of the making of the foundational text of western civilization, a world-renowned scholar of the Hebrew scriptures joins a noted authority on the New Testament to reconstruct Jewish and Christian scriptural histories and reveal the underappreciated contest between them.
The New Testament, they show, did not develop in the wake of an Old Testament set in stone. The two evolved in parallel, often in conversation with each other, ensuring a continuing mutual influence of Jewish and Christian traditions. A remarkable synthesis of the latest Old and New Testament scholarship, The Making of the Bible is the most comprehensive history yet of the long, transformative journeys of these texts on route to inclusion in the holy books, revealing their buried lessons and secrets.
What is "the Bible"?
Scribal culture
Emerging Judaism
Scripture in Judaism
Ancient Jewish texts in early Christianity
The formation of the Christian Bible
The Jewish Bible, the Mishnah, and the Talmud
The book of books
