Holy Writ as Oral Lit - The Bible as Folklore

With great reverence for the Bible, Dundes offers a new and exciting way to resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's pre-written legacy and that still persist today. Using his expert knowledge of folklore, Dundes unearths and contrasts multiple versions of nearly every major biblical event, including the creation of woman, the flood, the ten commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the inscription on the Cross.

List of contents

Chapter 1 What Is Folklore? Chapter 2 Written Folklore Chapter 3 Previous Studies of Folklore and the Bible Chapter 4 The Bible as Folklore: Variation in Number, Name and Sequence Chapter 5 Variation in Number Chapter 6 Variation in Name Chapter 7 Variation in Sequence Chapter 8 More Duplicate Texts Chapter 9 The Ten Commandments Chapter 10 The Lord's Prayer Chapter 11 Still More Duplicate Texts Chapter 12 Conclusion Chapter 13 Bibliography Chapter 14 Index

About the author

By Alan Dundes

Product details

• Authors: Alan Dundes
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.1999
• EAN: 9780847691975
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9197-5
• No. of pages: 140
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 364 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)