Holy Writ as Oral Lit: The Bible as Folklore
by Alan Dundes
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Author: Alan DundesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-01-14
ISBN: 0847691985
Number of pages: 140
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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- ISBN13: 9780847691982
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Fantastic, worldview-changing
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a fantastic read. The author step-by-step takes the reader through the basics of oral literature (folklore, folk tales), and gives numerous examples of oral literature in the Bible. Among many other examples, he shows how the two creation stories, the two flood stories, all demonstrate that the Bible, Holy Writ, is an example of a collection of Oral Lit, oral folk tales that the ancient people used to tell each other.
It was a delightful and insightful reading experience for me, and I finished it in a couple hours.
Summary of Holy Writ as Oral Lit: The Bible as Folklore
With great reverence for the Bible, Dundes offers a new and exciting way to resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's pre-written legacy and that persists today. Using his expert knowledge of folklore, Dundes unearths and contracts multiple versions of nearly every major biblical event, including the creation of women, the flood, the ten commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the inscription on the Cross.Reference Books
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