In How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel, Professor William Schniedewind provides a plausible theory when scripture transformed. Once what was the authoritative oral tradition became supplanted by the emerging technology of writing. The book’s importance is beyond scriptural analysis. Rather, it presents as an episode of humanity confronting and strugglingContinue reading “A Review and Critique of: How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel”
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Who Actually Wrote the Bible? Questions and Answers From Prof. William M. Schniedewind
For Hebrew Bible lovers, Richard Elliott Friedman’s Who Wrote The Bible and Jacob Wright’s Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins are popular reads. While both scholars- in both text and interviews- speak of scribes’ role in the Bible’s development, they do not elaborate too much on these mostly unknownContinue reading “Who Actually Wrote the Bible? Questions and Answers From Prof. William M. Schniedewind”
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