I think what I do is to try to liberate the Bible from theologians. When we spoke two weeks ago Greenberg was in the midst of doing lots of talk radio interviews, but it remained to be seen if reviewers and academics would treat his speculations with any more respect this time out. That edition has been canceled and a new edition was released in November 2000 by Sourcebooks. Greenberg, author of The Moses Mystery, sets out to uncover the layers of mythology within the Bible. Greenberg outlines the strong influence of Egyptian, Greek, Sumerian, and Hebrew mythology and literature to provide a way to read biblical stories within the larger context of history and world culture.
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