12min chapter

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Jacob L. Wright, "Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

New Books in Biblical Studies

CHAPTER

The Writing and Origins of the Bible

This chapter discusses the writing and origins of the Bible, including its purpose as a religious text and a guide for rebuilding after conquest. The speaker explores their motivation for writing their book and draws parallels between the honesty in biblical texts and Germany's confrontation with its past.

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