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Argonauts of the Desert: Structural Analysis of the Hebrew Bible

By Philippe Wajdenbaum

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
1845539249, 9781845539245
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1632830 bytes)
Series
Copenhagen International Seminar
Pages
224\337
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-10-03 11:41:49
Old Testament Commentaries Bible Study Reference C

Description

'Argonauts of the Desert' presents a revolutionary new commentary on the Bible and its origins, arguing that most biblical stories and laws were inspired by Greek literature. From Genesis to Kings, the books of the Bible may have been written by a single author, a Hellenized Judean scholar who used Plato's ideal state in The Laws as a primary source. As such, biblical Israel is a recreation of that twelve tribes State and the stories surrounding the birth, life and death of that State were inspired by Greek epics. Each chapter presents the biblical material and compares this to the Greek or Roman equivalents, discussing similarities and differences.

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