Who Wrote the Bible?

About this book

"It is a strange fact that we have never known with certainty who produced the book that has played such a central role in our civilization " writes Friedman a foremost Bible scholar. From this point he begins an investigation and analysis that reads as compellingly as a good detective story. Focusing on the central books of the Old Testament--Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers and Deuteronomy--he draws upon biblical and archaeological evidence to make a convincing argument for the identities of their authors. In the process he paints a vivid picture of the world of the Bible--its politics history and personalities. The result is a marvel of scholarship that sheds a new and enriching light on our understanding of the Bible as literature history and sacred text.