Supernatural Insight
A study of the world view of the Ancient Near East, the period of Antiquity and how the scriptures were understood in the mind of ancient people.
Supernatural Insight
Ancient Israel and the Writing of the Bible
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Lorne Andrews
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Season 2
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Episode 1
How did the Bible become a book? Who wrote the books of the Bible and how is it the Bible was written at all? How did the Bible become a book? The social infrastructure necessary for the widespread use of writing in Israel would not begin to emerge until the late monarchy. Before this time, the beginnings of the Bible are to be found in oral literature and songs passed on from one generation to the next.