The Book
Subtitle: why the first books of the Bible were written and who they were written for
By: Allen Wright
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9781475972429; 9781475972412
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Other titles: Why the first books of the Bible were written and who they were written for
Description: An entertaining, informative, and fresh interpretation of the Bible's first books, Genesis through Kings II. Wright compares two of the Bible's most familiar tales-- Noah and the flood and David versus Goliath-- with a much earlier ancient Mesopotamian text originally written in cuneiform long before the biblical writers sat down to their work. Then he analyzes each book of Genesis through Kings II, coupled with the historical backdrop of the times. By recounting how the early writers of the Bible went about saving their own civilization against overwhelming odds, readers will gain a more enlightened understanding of the Bible's first books.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: In the beginning; title: Intertextuality, Case One the deluge; title: Intertextuality, Case Two David versus Goliath and The Epic of Gilgamesh; title: In the course of human events: (The history of Egypt, Babylon, and Jerusalem in the sixth century BCE); title: The writing of the Bible; title: Genesis; title: Exodus; title: Leviticus; title: Numbers; title: Deuteronomy; title: Joshua; title: Judges; title: The books of Samuel; title: The books of Kings; title: Genesis through Kings II; title: History repeats; title: What's wrong with that?