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The original Torah : the political intent of the Bible's writers /
Is the Torah true? Do the five books of Moses provide an accurate historical account of the people of ancient Israel's origins?. In The Original Torah, S. David Sperling argues that, while there is no archeological evidence to support much of the activity chronicled in the Torah, a historical r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2003, ©1998.
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| Edición: | First pbk. edition]. |
| Colección: | Reappraisals in Jewish social and intellectual history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Is the Torah true? Do the five books of Moses provide an accurate historical account of the people of ancient Israel's origins?. In The Original Torah, S. David Sperling argues that, while there is no archeological evidence to support much of the activity chronicled in the Torah, a historical reality exists there if we know how to seek it. By noting the use of foreign words or mentions of technological innovations scholars can often pinpoint the date and place in which a text was written. Sperling examines the stories of the Torah against their historical and geographic backgrounds and arrive. |
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| Notas: | "First published in paperback in 2003"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 185 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-177) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781479825738 1479825735 |