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The Old Testament as Political Fiction?

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Bigger, Stephen (2011) The Old Testament as Political Fiction? In: Swindon Philosophical Society., 14.10.2011, Swindon, Wiltshire. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The evidence for assuming that Old Testament ‘history’ gives a picture of real people and real events should be treated with extreme caution. The process of writing and re-editing (‘redaction’) is complex with each layer meeting contemporary socio-political needs.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	Old Testament, literary history, Bible, canon
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BM Judaism B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BS The Bible B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Divisions:	College of Arts, Humanities and Education > School of Education
Copyright Info:	Copyright with author.
Depositing User:	Stephen Bigger
Date Deposited:	01 Nov 2011 14:07
Last Modified:	08 Jun 2021 09:23
URI:	https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1490

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