Who Wrote the Bible? by Friedman, Richaed Eliott -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Cover Blurbs Who Wrote the Bible? Contents Preface to the Second Edition Preface INTRODUCTION: Who Wrote the Bible?

The Five Books of Moses Six Hundred Years of Investigation The Sources The Hypothesis The Present State

1. The World That Produced the Bible: 1200-722 B.C.

The Setting The Rise of the Monarchy The Rise of David David's Empire The Royal Family Solomon's Empire From One Country to Two Israel and Judah King Jeroboam's Priests The Fall of Israel

2. J and E

Two Clues Converge The Discovery of the Sources The Story of Noah—Twice The Flood—Genesis 6:5-8:22 Each in Its Own Words The Doorstep Two Countries, Two Writers J from Judah, E from Israel The Origins of the Tribes Evidence from the Stories The Twins

3. Two Kingdoms, Two Writers

The Golden Calf Symbols of Faith Snow-White Miriam Reverence for Moses The Name of God The Similarity of J and E How Many Authors? The Sex of the Authors When Did They Live? The Combination of J and E

4. The World That Produced the Bible: 722 -587 B.C.

Change King Hezekiah The End of the Reform King Josiah The Last Years of Judah

5. In the Court of King Josiah

The Book from the Temple And Not Only Deuteronomy Covenant The First Edition In the Court of King Josiah A Full Stop at Josiah

6. D

The Contents of the Law Code Who Wrote the Law Code? Which Priests? The Priests of Shiloh The Shiloh Connection Jeremiah E and D The Priests of Shiloh The Creation of the Deuteronomistic History The Covenant Giving Shape to History

7. A Priest in Exile

Reshaping History Exile Other Gods Manasseh The Two Covenants From Egypt to Egypt The Mercy of Yahweh The Same Man The Identity of the Deuteronomist

8. The World That Produced the Bible: 587-400 B.C.

The Least-Known Age Religion Life in Exile God, Temple, King, and Priest The Persian Empire: The Age of Mysteries Back in the Promised Land Ezra Temple and Torah

9. A Brilliant Mistake

The Mistake What is Wrong with This Picture?

10. The Sacred Tent

Counting Cubits Reconstructing the Tabernacle

11. P

Who Wrote P? A Torah of Their Own An Alternative Version Rebellion in the Wilderness. Concepts of God Diminishing Moses Water from the Rock, Exodus 17:2-7 Water from the Rock, Numbers 20:2-13 The Veil of Moses Seduction and Worship The Heresy of Peor, Numbers 25 Additions and Subtractions

12. In the Court of King Hezekiah

Quoting JE Quoting P In the Court of King Hezekiah The Chronicles Connection Hezekiah's Time About the Author

13. The Great Irony

An Aaronid Priest In the Days of the Second Temple Ezra The Combination Method Continuity The First Bible Artistry Upon Artistry

14. The World That the Bible Produced

The Final Product In the Image of God Cosmic and Personal Justice and Mercy Synthesis Whence and Whither

Appendix: Identification of the Authors of the Five Books of Moses

THE BOOK OF GENESIS THE BOOK OF EXODUS THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS THE BOOK OF NUMBERS The Book of Deuteronomy

Notes on Identification of Authors Notes

Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14

Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments INDEX Maps

The Tribes of Israel Judah and Israel The Ancient Near East

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