The edited Bible :

Van Seters, John

The edited Bible : the curious history of the "editor" in biblical criticism / John Van Seters - Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2006 - xvi, 428 p. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Introduction -- The early history of editing -- Jewish and Christian scholarship and standardization of biblical texts -- Classical and biblical text editions : editing in the age of the printing press -- Editing Homer : the rise of historical criticism in classical studies -- The history of the "editor" in biblical criticism from Simon to Wellhausen -- The history of redaction in the twentieth century : crisis in higher criticism -- Editing the Bible and textual criticism -- Editors and the creation of the canon -- Summary and conclusion

1575061120 (hardback : alk. paper)

9781575061122

2006004840


Bible--Criticism, Redaction--History


Classical literature--History and criticism
Editing