The Making of the Bible. From the First Fragments to Sacred Scripture, Paperback/Jens Schroter

The Bible is full of ancient texts long predating the assembly of Judaism™s and Christianity™s sacred books. Why these texts, and how were they transformed on the journey from folk tale to holy writ? Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter unearth the history, in the process overturning assumptions about the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): Jens Schroter Illustration(s): 4 Maps Translator: Peter Lewis Number of pages: 448 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 154 x 235 x 33 Cover type: Paperback / softback