Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 How the Bible Became a Book
- 2 The Numinous Power of Writing
- 3 Writing and the State
- 4 Writing in Early Israel
- 5 Hezekiah and the Beginning of Biblical Literature
- 6 Josiah and the Text Revolution
- 7 How the Torah Became a Text
- 8 Writing in Exile
- 9 Scripture in the Shadow of the Temple
- 10 Epilogue
- Suggested Further Reading
- Notes
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 July 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 How the Bible Became a Book
- 2 The Numinous Power of Writing
- 3 Writing and the State
- 4 Writing in Early Israel
- 5 Hezekiah and the Beginning of Biblical Literature
- 6 Josiah and the Text Revolution
- 7 How the Torah Became a Text
- 8 Writing in Exile
- 9 Scripture in the Shadow of the Temple
- 10 Epilogue
- Suggested Further Reading
- Notes
- Index
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- How the Bible Became a BookThe Textualization of Ancient Israel, pp. i - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004