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Richard Elliott Friedman
Richard Elliott Friedman is professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature and holds the Katzin Chair at the University of California, San Diego. One of the premier biblical scholars in the country, he received his doctorate at Harvard and was a visiting fellow at Oxford and Cambridge. Author of... show more

Richard Elliott Friedman is professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature and holds the Katzin Chair at the University of California, San Diego. One of the premier biblical scholars in the country, he received his doctorate at Harvard and was a visiting fellow at Oxford and Cambridge. Author of The Hidden Face of God, The Hidden Book in the Bible, Commentary on the Torah, The Exile and Biblical Narrative, and the bestselling Who Wrote the Bible?, Friedman is also the president of the Biblical Colloquium West. A consultant to universities, journals, encyclopedias, and publishers, he is also the editor of four books on biblical studies and has authored over fifty articles, reviews, and notes in scholarly and popular publications.
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 8 years ago
“The question, after all, is not only who wrote the bible, but who reads it.” In “Who Wrote the Bible” by Richard Elliott Friedman Some of the texts date to 400 AD or later, such as the second half of Matthew, the whole of John and the whole of Revelation. I would consider a "complete, unabridge...
MarginMan
MarginMan rated it 15 years ago
Some heavy hitters from the 1970's, including Ted Berrigan, Maxine Chernoff, and Gwendolyn Brooks. Not exactly my style in some cases. But I've also been going through some emotional turbulence lately, so I had trouble concentrating fully.
Tower of Iron Will
Tower of Iron Will rated it 15 years ago
Friedman argues that if you examine the Hebrew scriptures in chronological order it presents a picture of a God who gradually withdraws from human affairs, starting as a very active presence but slowly pulling back. Much of the book is spent dealing with the philosophical implications of this fasci...
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