Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman

Richard Friedman writes about the dangers of global warming and pollution. His first novel, Escape to Canamith debuted at the New York City Green Festival in 2014 and The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan followed in 2015.

Friedman’s seminal and bestselling text is a comprehensive and authoritative answer to the question: just who exactly wrote the Bible? Read more

Rather than cast doubt onto the legitimacy of the Bible, Friedman uses these divergent accounts to illuminate a text that was written by real people. Originally published in 1987, Richard Friedman’s Who Wrote the Bible? joins a host of modern scholars who show that the Pentateuch was written by at least four distinct voices-separated by borders, political alliances, and particular moments in history-then connected by brilliant editors. However, these stories-and their frequent discrepancies-provoke questions: why does the first chapter in Genesis say that man and woman were made in God’s image, while the second says that woman was made from man’s rib? Why does one account of the flood say it lasted forty days, while another records no less than one hundred? And why do some stories reflect the history of southern Judah, while others seem sourced from northern Israel? Sinai, and the cycle of Israel’s enslavement and liberation from Egypt. According to tradition, Moses was divinely directed to write down foundational events in the history of the world: the creation of humans, the worldwide flood, the laws as they were handed down at Mt. Pentateuch Authorship.A much anticipated reissue of Who Wrote the Bible?-the contemporary classic the New York Times Book Review called “a thought-provoking perceptive guide” that identifies the individual writers of the Pentateuch and explains what they can teach us about the origins of the Bible.įor thousands of years, the prophet Moses was regarded as the sole author of the first five books of the Bible, known as the Pentateuch.

Historical books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Pentateuch Criticism, interpretation, etc. Historical Books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Contents The world that produced the Bible: (1200-722 B.C.) - J and E - Two kingdoms, two writers - The world that produced the Bible: (722-587 B.C.) - In the court of King Josiah - D - A priest in exile - The world that produced the Bible: (587-400 B.C.) - A brilliant mistake - The sacred tent - In the court of King Hezekiah - The great irony - The world that the Bible produced - Appendix: Identification of the authors of the Five Books of Moses - Notes on identification of authors. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.Includes previous owner's signature. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved.

Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman