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Work InformationThe Hidden Book in the Bible by Richard Elliott Friedman
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 "Richard Elliott Friedman is that rare biblical scholar who is both able to address a broad audience and willing to raise large speculative issues about the Bible" "whatever the unresolved issues, Friedman has put forth a bold thesis that should give everyone pause. Some of his arguments are strong enough to make even a doubter wonder whether, after all, he might not be right. "
Renowned biblical sleuth and scholar Richard Elliot Friedman reveals the first work of prose literature in the world-a 3000-year-old epic hidden within the books of the Hebrew Bible. Written by a single, masterful author but obscured by ancient editors and lost for millennia, this brilliant epic of love, deception, war, and redemption is a compelling account of humankind's complex relationship with God. Friedman boldly restores this prose masterpiece-the very heart of the Bible-to the extraordinary form in which it was originally written. No library descriptions found. |
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Richard Friedman analyzed the Old Testament and discovered a single story that, over the centuries, had been split up and spliced with other stories, poetry, etc. The story is hidden in Genesis through Kings, or from Creation to Solomon. In this book, he has separated out what he considers to be the original work, and provided the reasoning behind his argument.
Interesting reading, and Friedman's documentation and scholarship seem sound. He makes a good case. (