Bible Review

See James E. Harper, “26 Tons of Gold and 65 Tons of Silver: Too Much To Believe?” BAR 19:06.

Most scholars believe the Book of Isaiah was written by several authors: the first 39 chapters by “Isaiah,” who lived before the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E.; chapters 40–55 by “Deutero-Isaiah,” who lived in Babylon toward the end of the period of Exile; and chapters 56–66 by “Trito-Isaiah,” who lived in the post-Exilic community in Palestine.

See R. David Freedman, “Woman, a Power Equal to Man,” BAR 09:01.

See my “Different Ways of Looking at the Bible,” BR 08:04, pp. 7, 13.

See Readers Reply, BR 10:02.

“Does the Bible Prohibit Homosexuality?” BR 09:06.

Most scholars believe that the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, consists of four authorial strands, referred to as J (from the German term for Yahwist), E (for Elohist), P (for the priestly source) and D (for the Deuteronomist).

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See Vassilios Tsaferis, “A Pilgrimage to the Site of the Swine Miracle,” BAR 15:02.

Since the 1950s, there have been two different numbering systems for the Shepherd: the traditional division into visions, mandates and similitudes with discrete divisions, and a newer sequential numbering in 114 chapters.