Making of the Bible - From the First Fragments to Sacred Scripture

The Bible is full of ancient texts long predating the assembly of Judaism's and Christianity's sacred books. Why these texts, and how were they transformed on the journey from folk tale to holy writ? Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter unearth the history, in the process overturning assumptions about the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.

About the author

Konrad Schmid is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism at the University of Zurich and President of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament. He is the author, most recently, of A Historical Theology of the Hebrew Bible.Jens Schröter is Professor of New Testament and Ancient Christian Apocrypha at Humboldt University in Berlin and the author of Jesus of Nazareth: Jew from Galilee, Savior of the World.

Summary

The Bible is full of ancient texts long predating the assembly of Judaism’s and Christianity’s sacred books. Why these texts, and how were they transformed on the journey from folk tale to holy writ? Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter unearth the history, in the process overturning assumptions about the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Lewis, Konrad Schmid, Konrad Schroeter Schmid, Konrad Schroter Schmid, Schmid Konrad, Jens Schroeter, Jens Schroter, Jens Schröter
• Assisted by: Peter Lewis (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9780674293922
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29392-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Bibles, RELIGION / Biblical Biography / Old Testament, RELIGION / Biblical Biography / New Testament, History of Religion, Judaism, Biography: religious & spiritual, Biography: religious and spiritual, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis