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Scribes and Schools : The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures

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Scribes and Schools is an examination of the processes which led to the canonization of the Hebrew Bible. Philip Davies sheds light on the social reasons for the development of the canon and in so doing presents a clear picture of how the Bible came into being.

Volumes in the Library of Ancient Israel draw on multiple disciplines--such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and literary criticism--to illuminate the everyday realities and social subtleties these ancient cultures experienced. This series employs sophisticated methods resulting in original contributions that depict the reality of the people behind the Hebrew Bible and interprets these insights for a wide variety of readers.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780664227289
  • ISBN-10: 0664227287
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
  • Publish Date: March 1998
  • Dimensions: 9.12 x 6.16 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.78 pounds
  • Page Count: 232

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