How to Read the Bible

Other differences include the fact that in Genesis 1 the deity is called God (0`71 '78), whereas in much of chapters 2-3 the deity is called YxwH…

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Bible does not introduce works with genre labels; it does not explicitly mark the distinction between, for example, history and historical fiction. This is problematic for anyone who wants to interpret the…

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Much writing in the ancient Near East was anonymous. Beyond that, there was no conception that a work…

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In each of these retellings, Abraham's role is rewritten so that he is a victim of circumstances.

The Garden Story is about immortality lost and sexuality gained.23

Contemporary Hebrew is not a reliable source for understanding the biblical idiom; too much time has passed-the language has evolved meanwhile.

The first words of the Bible are: "When God began to create heaven and earth"; they are not: "This is a scientific treatment…

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The way in which the words are patterned-their structure-is often as important…

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In this case, Kethevim has come to serve as a catchall term. It is a miscellany