Jacob L. Wright
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“He is Ahab, and the queen is Jezebel. They were members of a dynasty, called the Omrides, that consolidated the Northern kingdom, established its international repute, and promoted a culture in which Yhwh featured prominently. Without these efforts, we would have no Bible today.”
― Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins
― Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins
“From the vantage point of the intended audience, the maternal maneuvering of this aged matriarch on her child’s behalf made possible their own existence.”
― Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins
― Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins
“When the authors of the Exodus-Conquest Account incorporated Joshua into their narrative, they made a dramatic change to his identity: instead of saving a population and becoming their king, he is now a prolific regicide, warring against, and later executing, a myriad of monarchs”
― Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins
― Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins
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