Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible

Authors

Karel van der Toorn
Robert L. Maxwell

Keywords

Mormon studies, book review, scribe, Hebrew Bible

Abstract

Karel van der Toorn, president of the University of Amsterdam and author of numerous books dealing with aspects of the Bible and ancient Israel, claims to have been writing an introduction to the Bible when he discovered that he was writing an altogether different book--an exploration of scribal culture in the Near East as a means to better understand the making of the Hebrew Bible. The developments he studies will be particularly interesting to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, since he explores the generations surrounding the Babylonian exile, including the time of the migration of Lehi and his family from Jerusalem.

Recommended Citation

van der Toorn, Karel and Maxwell, Robert L. (2012) "Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 51: Iss. 2, Article 16.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol51/iss2/16