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Michael Satlow is a scholar and professor who firmly lives in the post-Enlightenment era. This is not a book that the conservative, or fundamentalist will enjoy. Satlow breaks his story into three parts consisting of fifteen chapters. A majority of them are indeed on the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) Leggi tutto

This book suffers from all books that espouse a Documentary Hypothesis; namely, the lack of any evidence whatsoever. Everything is conjecture. On top of that, the author often contradicts himself in consecutive sentences. The writing is muddled. Stick to RE Friedman if you want a well-written story. Leggi tutto

A short, but not breezy, history of the Bible's development. It looks like the author probably has provided the currently most accurate history available, but he certainly does not telegraph his points. It was often difficult to determine, "OK, where are we headed with all this?"

La Bibbia è un'opera strana, come sanno i pochi che l'hanno letta da cima a fondo. E data la sua importanza, sono stati tanti gli studiosi che hanno avanzato ipotesi più o meno fantasiose sull'origine dei testi. La tesi che Satlow porta in questo libro è che non solo i testi si sono coagulati in epo Leggi tutto

Stunningly provocative. I will never think about the evolution of the Tanakh, Pharissees or Sadducees the same way again. I don't know that I am convinced by all of his arguments (frankly I do not have the knowledge base with which to judge), but I will definitely consider them which I think about t Leggi tutto

Magmificent book. keeps you entranced and pondering about all the new facts about the Scriptures one did not know.

Trudna to była dla mnie lektura. I czasem przywołująca pytania: skąd autor to wie? Temat jest ciekawy -- oczywistym spostrzeżeniem jest (przynajmniej gdy się zna trochę krytyki biblijnej, czytało o tekstach z Qumran, czy różnicach między LXX, a tekstem masoreckim), że księgi biblijne nie były spisywa Leggi tutto

Overall informative and thought provoking, though there are a few gaps: Satlow focuses on The Land of Israel and the Hellenic diaspora to the detriment of the eastern diaspora. There is little to no discussion of scribal activity (editing scriptural texts) among the exiles in Babylonia, and no menti Leggi tutto