{"title":"Jens Schröter","description":"\u003cp\u003eJens Schröter offers insightful explorations into influential lives and historical narratives, blending biography with cultural analysis. His work, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Making of the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the origins and impact of seminal texts, appealing to readers fascinated by the intersection of history, religion, and personal story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful, well-researched accounts that illuminate how individuals and their writings have shaped wider cultural and spiritual landscapes. Schröter’s books invite reflection on the enduring power of history and biography to deepen our understanding of identity and belief.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-making-of-the-bible-by-konrad-schmid-9780674293922","title":"The Making of the Bible","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A landmark. If you have time to read only one book on the Bible this year, make sure that it is this one.\" - Katherine J. Dell, \u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent. With a sure touch, the authors lead the reader through the geopolitical context of the Hebrew Bible and the setting and background of the New Testament, finding something to say about practically every book's origins and development.\" - John Barton, \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable deep dive into foundational books whose origins are often taken for granted.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this revelatory account of the making of the foundational text of western civilization, a world-renowned scholar of the Hebrew scriptures joins a noted authority on the New Testament to reconstruct Jewish and Christian scriptural histories and reveal the underappreciated contest between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Testament, they show, did not develop in the wake of an Old Testament set in stone. The two evolved in parallel, often in conversation with each other, ensuring a continuing mutual influence of Jewish and Christian traditions. A remarkable synthesis of the latest Old and New Testament scholarship, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive history yet of the long, transformative journeys of these texts on route to inclusion in the holy books, revealing their buried lessons and secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428288512236,"sku":"9780674293922","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674293922.jpg?v=1774497179"},{"product_id":"the-making-of-the-bible-by-jens-schroter-9780674248380","title":"The Making of the Bible","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe authoritative new account of the Bible's origins, illuminating the 1,600-year tradition that shaped the Christian and Jewish holy books as millions know them today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible as we know it today is best understood as a process, one that begins in the tenth century BCE. In this revelatory account, a world-renowned scholar of Hebrew scripture joins a foremost authority on the New Testament to write a new biography of the Book of Books, reconstructing Jewish and Christian scriptural histories, as well as the underappreciated contest between them, from which the Bible arose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecent scholarship has overturned popular assumptions about Israel's past, suggesting, for instance, that the five books of the Torah were written not by Moses but during the reign of Josiah centuries later. The sources of the Gospels are also under scrutiny. Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter reveal the long, transformative journeys of these and other texts en route to inclusion in the holy books. The New Testament, the authors show, did not develop in the wake of an Old Testament set in stone. Rather, the two evolved in parallel, in conversation with each other, ensuring a continuing mutual influence of Jewish and Christian traditions. Indeed, Schmid and Schröter argue that Judaism might not have survived had it not been reshaped in competition with early Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable synthesis of the latest Old and New Testament scholarship, \u003cem\u003eThe Making of the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is the most comprehensive history yet told of the world's best-known literature, revealing its buried lessons and secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487618384108,"sku":"9780674248380","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/85e4f41a797366bbe199b0cdb198a3f9.jpg?v=1775772283"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jens-schroter.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}