Holy Writ as Oral Lit : The Bible as Folklore – Alan Dundes
With great reverence for the Bible, Dundes offers a new and exciting way to resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible’s prewritten legacy and that persists today.
Using his expert knowledge of folklore, Dundes unearths and contracts multiple versions of nearly every major biblical event, including the creation of women, the flood, the ten commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord’s Prayer, and the inscription on the Cross.