Who wrote the bible and how? history of the Jews or the people of Israel?
Who are Jews or Israelites? How did they arise historically, and how did it happen that their tribal god of war and storm, Yahweh (Jehovah), became the God of universal Abrahamic monotheism? Today, billions of Christians and Muslims and members of other religions revere the ancient Jewish stories and their heroes as their prophets. But what is also interesting is that they worship the god of these prophets.
In this review, I have collected data on what modern religious studies thinks about who wrote the Bible and when. The review draws on the work of contemporary scholars in the field, and on lectures by Professors Christina Hayes and Joel Baden at Yale University. In other words, I condensed over 40 hours of lectures into one presentation. I hope you appreciate it!