Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliot Friedman

Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliot Friedman

A much anticipated reissue of Who Wrote the Bible?--the contemporary classic the New York Times Book Review called a thought-provoking and] perceptive guide that identifies the individual writers of the Pentateuch and explains what they can teach us about the origins of the Bible.

For thousands of years, the prophet Moses was regarded as the sole author of the first five books of the Bible, known as the Pentateuch. According to tradition, Moses was divinely directed to write down foundational events in the history of the world: the creation of humans, the worldwide flood, the laws as they were handed down at Mt. Sinai, and the cycle of Israel's enslavement and liberation from Egypt.

However, these stories--and their frequent discrepancies--provoke questions: why does the first chapter in Genesis say that man and woman were made in God's image, while the second says that woman was made from man's rib? Why does one account of the flood say it lasted forty days, while another records no less than one hundred? And why do some stories reflect the history of southern Judah, while others seem sourced from northern Israel?

Originally published in 1987, Richard Friedman's Who Wrote the Bible? joins a host of modern scholars who show that the Pentateuch was written by at least four distinct voices--separated by borders, political alliances, and particular moments in history--then connected by brilliant editors. Rather than cast doubt onto the legitimacy of the Bible, Friedman uses these divergent accounts to illuminate a text that was written by real people. Friedman's seminal and bestselling text is a comprehensive and authoritative answer to the question: just who exactly wrote the Bible?

Friedman, Richard: -

Richard Friedman writes about the dangers of climate change and global warming. His first novel, Escape to Canamith debuted at the New York City Green Festival in 2014 and The Two Worlds of Billy Callahan followed in 2015. His newest release, A Climate Carol and Other Cli-Fi Short Stories, is available as an eBook, paperback, and audiobook, narrated by voice actor Larry Gorman and produced by Findaway Voices.

Richard became a Climate Reality Leader in October 2017 when he trained under former Vice-President Al Gore at The Climate Reality Leadership Corps in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a founding member of the leadership committee for the NE Ohio Chapter of The Climate Reality Project.

The Administrator of Cli-fi Novelists Rising called A Climate Carol The best cli-fi short story I have ever read, and it will be read 100 years from now.

Richard's motivation to write in this genre started when he cleared off a stack of newspapers off a desk at his local library and saw a copy of The Lorax by Dr. Suess (his favorite book).

Richard is donating a portion of the proceeds of all his books to the Climate Reality Project.

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ISBN 13	9780060972141
ISBN 10	0060972149
Title	Who Wrote the Bible?
Author	Richard Elliot Friedman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	1989-01-01
Number of pages	304
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