How the Bible became a book : the textualization of ancient Israel / William M. Schniedewind
2004, First Edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #473866
ISBN: 0521829461
Physical description; xiii, 257 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-240) and index. Contents; How the Bible became a book -- The numinous power of writing -- Writing and the state -- Writing in early Israel -- Hezekiah and the beginning of Biblical literature -- Josiah and the text revolution -- How the Torah became a text -- Writing in exile -- Scripture in the shadow of the Temple. Subjects; Bible History. Bible Old Testament History. Bible General.
Price: €45.00