Description
| Product ID: | 9781108490931 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Why the Bible Began |
| Subtitle: | An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins |
| Authors: | Author: Jacob L. Wright |
| Page Count: | 500 |
| Subjects: | Religion: general, Religion: general, Old Testaments, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Old Testaments, Judaism: sacred texts |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Demonstrating how the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible represents the first, and one of the most elaborate, projects of 'peoplehood,' Wright tells the dramatic story of the Bible's origins in relation to 1) a longstanding political division between North and South (Israel and Judah) and 2) the traumatic experience of defeat. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-08-17 |