Book of God: An Essay on the Bible, The

By Josipovici, Gabriel
Yale University Press, 1988, Hardcover, 350 pp., ISBN: 0300043201, $55.00

Is the Bible one book or a collection of writings?

If it is a book, what kind of book is it and does it stand as a coherent piece of literature? Building on the recently renewed interest in Biblical narrative associated with Erich Auerbach, Northrop Frye, and Robert Alter, Gabriel Josipovici here sets out to answer these and other equally fascinating questions. His beautifully written book constitutes a rethinking of the nature of the Bible and our relation to it. From the publisher