How the Bible Became Holy </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Satlow, Michael L.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">8:0</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Yale University Pre</publisher> <dateIssued>2014</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>350tr.</extent> <extent>hardcover</extent> <extent>24 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>In this sweeping narrative, Michael Satlow tells the fascinating story of how an ancient collection of obscure Israelite writings became the founding texts of both Judaism and Christianity, considered holy by followers of each faith. Drawing on cutting-edge historical and archeological research, he traces the story of how, when, and why Jews and Christians gradually granted authority to texts that had long lay dormant in a dusty temple archive. The Bible, Satlow maintains, was not the consecrated book it is now until quite late in its history...</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Michael L. Satlow</note> <subject> <topic>Bible -- Canon -- History</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Bible -- Canonical criticism</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">220.1</classification> <classification authority="ddc">S253-M62</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780300171914</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15388/160.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15388/160.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071455.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>