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One of the World's Foremost Bible Experts Offers a Groundbreaking Presentation of the Five Books of Moses
In The Bible with Sources Revealed , Richard Elliott Friedman offers a new, visual presentation of the Five Books of Moses -- Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy -- unlocking the complex and fascinating tapestry of their origins. Different colors and type styles allow readers to easily identify each of the distinct sources, showcasing Friedman's highly acclaimed and dynamic translation.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A good picture book!:
When most talk about the JEDP theory, they break it up and explain how it may be this or that person. This book stand's out because it does not just tell you, it shows you. He takes the first five books of the bible and shows where J is written in contrast to E and P ect. How the first five books are written are kept intact, he uses various colors to show where J is, another color to show E, and another color to show P and one to show D. So you can see how the theory actually looks like.more info
A Must Have for any Biblical Scholar:
As someone who has made a serious hobby out of academic biblical study, I cannot recommend this book enough. Friedman's idea of actually showing the ways in which scholars differentiate between the different textual strata of the what we have come to call the Pentateuch or the Torah (rather than describe such source critical phenomena in writing) is such a good one that I am compelled to wonder why nobody had ever thought of doing this before. Additionally, the author's footnotes, while they could be more... more info The Best of the 19th Century...:
Friedman's text is an excellent review, with slight expansion, of Wellhausen's "Prolegomena." Friedman's fault lies in his complete disregard for a century of scholarship that has significantly undermined the validity of the Documentary Hypothesis.
Helps you better understand the Hebrew Scriptures:
The Bible with Sources Revealed: A New View into the Five Books of Moses by Richard Elliott Friedman is a very helpful book for students of the Bible.more info Similar Products:
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