The New Testament
Multiple authors · Ancient · Scripture, theology
Ancient · Scripture, poetry, history
The Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
by Multiple authors. A vast collection of narratives, laws, prophecy, poetry, and wisdom that profoundly shaped Western religion, ethics, art, and politics.
- Date
- c. 1000–100 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Israel/Judah
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Scripture, poetry, history
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Very long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A vast collection of narratives, laws, prophecy, poetry, and wisdom that profoundly shaped Western religion, ethics, art, and politics.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / bloom / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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Reading lists featuring The Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
Essential 100
A century of works that gives the broadest useful first view of the Western canon. 100 books · Advanced.