JWST 234 Lecture Outline Lecture The Making of the Bible Theme The rise of the Bible as a source of authority came with different implications towards the stories and texts as well as their respective authors that make up the Bible specifically the flood story I The Rise of the Bible a Authoring ends around 400 BCE with known exceptions b Centripetal vs Centrifugal i Religious bonds founded in tradition and custom but disagreements and differences in certain instances 1 Ultimate debate between Christians and Jews despite a shared history texts in common 2 Calendar placement of holidays marriage laws ii The Bible is an important creator of Judaism that ties Israelites and Jews to a scripture II The Bible as Authority a Commentaries and translations i The emergence of the Bible gives the people something to turn to with rules and guidelines of day to day life b Authors and Interpretation i Written they way they want additionally fixing the stories c Canonization no specific moment III Tracking the Composition of the Bible a Documentary Hypothesis four sources make up the Torah range from 10th century BCE to 8th century and post exilic Jehovah J i ii Elohim E iii Deuteronomy D iv Priestly P b Evidence IV The Flood i Language multiple accounts varying sources a Concept of Plural Divinity sign often found in the bible a heaven with more than one divine beings examples in Genesis b Commonalities with The Epic of Gilgamesh i Hero boat animals bird tests the water sacrifice in thanks c Differences with EoG i Individual focus and conflict among Gods in EoG ii Despite hints to plurality the Bible tends towards the monotheistic side of things prehistory in terms of Israel as a world history
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