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Myth and History in the Bible
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Myth and History in the Bible
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Giovanni Garbini
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:160 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Biblical studies |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780567040145
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| Classifications | Dewey:221.67 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
T.& T.Clark Ltd
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| Publication Date |
11 January 2005 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Old Testament, and biblical scholarship itself, distinguishes between mythical and historical. This book argues that only historical thing in the Bible is the Bible itself, a superb product of Jewish thought. What is narrated in the Bible is only myth
Author Biography
Giovanni Garbini is Lecturer of Semitic Philology at the University Di Roma "La Sapienza."
ReviewsReference & Research Book News/ August 2006 -- mention " While Garbini's (effect-cause) formula is readily apparent in each chapter, his work is anything but formulaic. Once the reader has accommodated to Garbini's perspective on myth and history, his discussion never fails to intrigue, his philology to impress, nor his conclusions to provoke. Clearly, we have here the work of a seasoned scholar who has ruminated long and read wide."-David Bergend, University of Calgary, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, Vol. 8, 2008 -- David Bergend
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