The Book of J

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• Bloom’s Bible

  Everybody, pretty well, says that the Authorised Version of the Bible is a national and more than national treasure, never to be surpassed. And yet everyone we listen to, down to those who read the lessons in our parish church, proceeds on the assump ... (read full critics)

  lrb published on Sun, 5 Sep 2010

• It’s A Girl!

  I remember my surprise when a student of mine wrote a paper about the book of Job, and referred to the author throughout as “he or she.” Perhaps such even-handedness is now standard in North America, but it certainly isn’t in Oxford. But I realized t ... (read full critics)

  nybooks published on Wed, 25 Aug 2010

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  From the foundations, pretty much

  It seems that the books of the Torah (on which the Old Testament is based) weren't written with religious intents, but rather to tell the child-like tale of the Jewish people and of their God ("Yahweh" according to one writer, very likely a woman scholars name "J", "Elohim" according to later, more ... (continue)

  It seems that the books of the Torah (on which the Old Testament is based) weren't written with religious intents, but rather to tell the child-like tale of the Jewish people and of their God ("Yahweh" according to one writer, very likely a woman scholars name "J", "Elohim" according to later, more orthodox writers, "Lord" for pretty much everybody else.)
  This "J" writer was an ironic lady who wasn't content with her day's political situation. That's why some of the biblical stories seem so frustratingly non-blessed; their intent was to have people understand that the past was greater than the present (where "the present" is 900 years BC and counting). No-one, apparently, really wanted to create a sacred text in which Yahweh is jealous of humans, wants to kill them out of seemingly no reason (except for his, or should I write HIS vanity) and still is omnipotent.
  The work of Rosenberg and Bloom is an eye-opener on matters regarding the book that represents the foundation for a couple of major religious. Not very facetious.

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• English Books
• Paperback 352 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0802141919
• ISBN-13: 9780802141910
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Pub date: Nov 30, 2004
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and Audio Cassette

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