Surpassing wonder : the invention of the Bible and the Talmuds / Donald Harman Akenson.
Surpassing wonder : the invention of the Bible and the Talmuds / Donald Harman Akenson.
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Publisher
Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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T0377500
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 658 p. ; 25 cm.
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Publisher
Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
Québec (Province)
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
"Surpassing Wonder illuminates the ancient Hebrew scriptures, the Christian "New Testament," and the Talmuds of the Rabbis. Donald Harman Akenson takes a radical historical look at these founding documents. Studying them and the surrounding scholarship, Akenson has arrived at a new - and galvanizing - understanding. He argues persuasively that thes...
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Surpassing wonder : the invention of the Bible and the Talmuds / Donald Harman Akenson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N220.6/49.
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T0377500
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74VvGqe7ypEZ
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ISBN
0773517812
9780773517813
DDC
220.6
MMS ID
991012517309702626