In this work, Karel van der Toorn explores the social setting, the intellectual milieu, and the historical context of the beliefs and practices reflected in the Hebrew Bible. While fully recognizing the unique character of early...

The scribes of ancient Israel are the main figures behind the Hebrew Bible, and this book tells their story for the first time. Drawing comparisons with the scribal practices of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, van der Toorn details the...

"Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible" von Karel van der Toorn untersucht die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Hebräischen Bibel aus der Perspektive der Schreibkultur im antiken Israel. Der Autor argumentiert, dass die Bibel...