How Long to Read Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible

How Long Does it Take to Read Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible?

It takes the average reader 7 hours to read Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible by Karel van der Toorn

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Description

We think of the Hebrew Bible as the Book--and yet it was produced by a largely nonliterate culture in which writing, editing, copying, interpretation, and public reading were the work of a professional elite. The scribes of ancient Israel are indeed the main figures behind the Hebrew Bible, and in this book Karel van der Toorn tells their story for the first time. His book considers the Bible in very specific historical terms, as the output of the scribal workshop of the Second Temple active in the period 500-200 BCE. Drawing comparisons with the scribal practices of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, van der Toorn clearly details the methods, the assumptions, and the material means of production that gave rise to biblical texts; then he brings his observations to bear on two important texts, Deuteronomy and Jeremiah. Traditionally seen as the copycats of antiquity, the scribes emerge here as the literate elite who held the key to the production as well as the transmission of texts. Van der Toorn's account of scribal culture opens a new perspective on the origins of the Hebrew Bible, revealing how the individual books of the Bible and the authors associated with them were products of the social and intellectual world of the scribes. By taking us inside that world, this book yields a new and arresting appreciation of the Hebrew Scriptures.

How long is Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible?

Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible by Karel van der Toorn is 414 pages long, and a total of 105,156 words.

This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 34 minutes to read Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible aloud.

What Reading Level is Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible?

Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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