From Gods to God : How the Bible Debunked, Suppressed, or Changed Ancient Myths and Legends /

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The ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the new monotheist order needed to bury, hide, or reinterpret. Ancient Israel was rich in such literary traditions before the Bible reached the final form that...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Zakovitch, Yair
Autres auteurs: Zakovitch, Valerie, Shinʼan, Avigdor
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Hebrew
Publié: Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2012.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Bible. > Old Testament.
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, Redaction.
God.
RELIGION > Biblical Criticism & Interpretation > Old Testament.
Dieu.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:The ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the new monotheist order needed to bury, hide, or reinterpret. Ancient Israel was rich in such literary traditions before the Bible reached the final form that we have today. These traditions were not lost but continued, passed down through the ages. Many managed to reach us in post-biblical sources: rabbinic literature, Jewish Hellenistic writings, the writings of the Dead Sea sect, the Aramaic, Greek, Latin, and other ancient.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9780827611443

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