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Scholars from different fields have joined forces to reexamine every aspect of the Hebrew Bible. Their research, carried out in universities and seminaries in Europe and America, has revolutionized our understanding of almost every chapter and verse. But have they killed the Bible in the process?InHow to Read the Bible,Harvard professor James Kugel leads the reader chapter by chapter through the "quiet revolution" of recent biblical scholarship, showing time and again how radically the interpretations of today's researchers differ from what people have always thought. The story of Adam and Eve, it turns out, was not originally about the "Fall of Man," but about the move from a primitive, hunter-gatherer society to a settled, agricultural one. As for the stories of Cain and Abel, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Esau, these narratives were not, at their origin, about individual people at all but, rather, explanations of some feature of Israelite society as it existed centuries after these figures were said to have lived. Dinah was never raped -- her story was created by an editor to solve a certain problem in Genesis. In the earliest version of the Exodus story, Moses probably did not divide the Red Sea in half; instead, the Egyptians perished in a storm at sea. Whatever the original Ten Commandments might have been, scholars are quite sure they were different from the ones we have today. What's more, the people long supposed to have written various books of the Bible were not, in the current consensus, their real authors: David did not write the Psalms, Solomon did not write Proverbs or Ecclesiastes; indeed, there is scarcely a book in the Bible that is not the product of different, anonymous authors and editors working in different periods.Such findings pose a serious problem for adherents of traditional, Bible-based faiths. Hiding from the discoveries of modern scholars seems dishonest, but accepting them means undermining much of the Bible's reliability and authority as the word of God. What to do? In his search for a solution, Kugel leads the reader back to a group of ancient biblical interpreters who flourished at the end of the biblical period. Far from naïve, these interpreters consciously set out to depart from the original meaning of the Bible's various stories, laws, and prophecies -- and they, Kugel argues, hold the key to solving the dilemma of reading the Bible today.How to Read the Bible is,quite simply, the best, most original book about the Bible in decades. It offers an unflinching, insider's look at the work of today's scholars, together with a sustained consideration of what the Bible was for most of its history -- before the rise of modern scholarship. Readable, clear, often funny but deeply serious in its purpose, this is a book for Christians and Jews, believers and secularists alike. It offers nothing less than a whole new way of thinking about sacred Scripture.

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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
074323586x
ISBN-13
9780743235860
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038836560

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Book Title
How to Read the Bibles : a Guide to Scripture, Then and Now
Author
James L. Kugel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Biblical Biography / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
848 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
35.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Bs1171.3.K84 2007
Table of Content
Preliminaries1. The Rise of Modern Biblical Scholarship2. The Creation of the World -- and of Adam and Eve3. Cain and Abel4. The Great Flood5. The Tower of Babel6. The Call of Abraham7. Two Models of God and the "God of Old"8. The Trials of Abraham9. Jacob and Esau10. Jacob and the Angel11. Dinah12. Joseph and His Brothers13. Moses in Egypt14. The Exodus15. A Covenant with God16. The Ten Commandments17. A Religion of Laws18. Worship on the Road19. P and D20. On the Way to Canaan21. Moses' Last Words22. Joshua and the Conquest of Canaan23. Judges and Chiefs24. The Other Gods of Canaan25. Samuel and Saul26. The Psalms of David27. David the King28. Solomon's Wisdom29. North and South30. The Book of Isaiah(s)31. Jeremiah32. Ezekiel33. Twelve Minor Prophets34. Job and Postexilic Wisdom35. Daniel the Interpreter36. After Such Knowledge... Picture CreditsA Note to the ReaderNotesSubject IndexVerses Cited
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-023466
Dewey Decimal
221.6
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by auntiespamDec 05, 2008
The History Buff's Bible Book
James Kugel has given us a fascinating summary of what is known about the sources of the stories in the old testament. For each story he gives the ancient interpretations, and the nearly modern understanding after new archeological finds, and some conflicting current opinions of the meaning of the stories. His reverence for this incredible treasure from the past is awesome. He has learned in depth Greek, Hebrew, and Latin. He has studied reams of biblical commentary written over the centuries. Then he gives us a summary of what he has learned in a fashion, while not easy, it can be understood by those of us without his vast knowledge. I recommend the book to anyone who loves history, a good story, philosophy, psychology, poet, literature, etc. In short it is for all of us. Enjoy!Read full review

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