Texts · 15 · Jeremiah and Baruch
Not the work of a lone genius
Twentieth-century scholars imagined the Bible's narrative as the work of brilliant individuals, the 'Yahwist' and 'Deuteronomist.' It was really a collaboration across generations.
Shared wisdom, negotiated over time.
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Martin Noth dismissed later editors' work as 'gravel.' But the layering is the point: like national monuments and memorials, the narrative reflects many voices, memories, and counter-memories, a work of history told from the perspective of a people.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 242–245
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