“And the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2) Part 2 (see my introduction to this discussion in Part 1) As I mentioned in Part 1, the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible’s description of Israelite religion as focused on the worship of Yahweh alone to the exclusion of all other deities shows this...
read moreJared Anderson © 2012 Jewish Scriptures Creation Our word-saturated world renders it difficult for us to conceptualize the level of orality and lack of literacy that prevailed in antiquity. Only a small percentage of the population could read or write (basically scribes, those whose job it was to do so) and works...
read moreWe are excited to have guest blogger Jared Anderson present a series of posts on the history of the Bible. This brief series will first present a graphical overview of the history of the Jewish Scriptures followed by a narrative expansion, and then the New Testament will receive the same treatment. Jared welcomes your questions and...
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