Bible in History; Author: Thompson, Thomas L. (Professor Of Old Testament Studies, Uni; Paperback

Author: Thompson, Thomas L. (Professor Of Old Testament Studies, Uni
Paperback; Maps
412 pages
Published: September 2000
Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)
ISBN: 0712667482
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Controversial and accessible, this is the first book to bring a complex and scholarly debate to the attention of a wider audience. First paperback publication of acclaimed Cape hardback. Controversial and accessible, this is the first book to bring a complex and scholarly debate to the attention of a wider audience. First paperback publication of acclaimed Cape hardback.Professor Thomas suggests that we misunderstand the Bible if we read it as history, which he considers a modern concept completely incompatible with the world-view of antiquity. He shows we have to regard the Bible as a body of literature reflecting the philosophical and moral views of its authors.