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Dundes offers a new and exciting way to resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's prewritten legacy and that persist today. He 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
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By Alan Dundes
Summary
Dundes offers a new and exciting way to resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's prewritten legacy and that persist today. He 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.
