History and Prophecy: The Development of Late Judean Literary Traditions (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library)

The Hebrew Bible (Christianity's Old Testament) has long been considered a sacred text, but this groundbreaking study reveals that it was actually created as a written tradition rather than an oral one.

Author Brian Peckham presents compelling evidence that the biblical text was written from the beginning and read, provoked written response, quoted, and reinterpreted by subsequent writers.

The book reads the text as literature, highlighting its distinctive literary forms and genres, and demonstrating how it was meant to be performed and appreciated.

This iconoclastic study challenges conventional scholarly opinion and offers a fresh perspective on one of the most important texts in human history.