Some books on the origins of the Bible and the development of ideas about it

Rosie Perera
Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 2024 in English Forum

These came up in my search for books on the history of ideas about God.

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Who Wrote the Bible?

The Book of J

Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought

A History of the Bible: The Book and Its Faiths

The Making of the Bible: From the First Fragments to Sacred Scripture

Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins

The Exodus: How it Happened and Why It Matters

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  • scooter
    scooter Member Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭

    Rosie Perera said:

    The Exodus: How it Happened and Why It Matters

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  • Jim
    Jim Member Posts: 731 ✭✭✭

    Rosie

    Thanks for the list. "The Exodus..." caught my attention and when I looked it up I was pleased to find Friedman wrote it. I enjoy getting insights from a Jewish scholar in his "Commentary on the Torah,"  so I bought "The Exodus..." Kindle version. 

    -Jim

    Have a great day,
    jmac

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