Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins

By: Wright, Jacob L.

Why did no other ancient society produce something like the Bible? That a tiny, out of the way community could have created a literary corpus so determinative for peoples across the globe seems improbable. For Jacob Wright, the Bible is not only a testimony of survival, but also an unparalleled achievement in human history. Forged after Babylon's devastation of Jerusalem, it makes not victory but total humiliation the foundation of a new idea of belonging...

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798228325654
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Tantor Audio
• Length: 1 Pages