Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 250 Gladden, Washington 1836 1918 Gladden, Solomon Washington Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People Produced by Curtis A. Weyant, Charles Franks, and the Distributed Proofreading Team. "Who Wrote the Bible?" by Washington Gladden is a scholarly analysis of the literary history of the Bible, written in the late 19th century. The book seeks to present the facts regarding the origins of the Bible based on current scholarly consensus, focusing on the human elements involved in the processes of writing, transcribing, and preserving the text, rather than engaging with its supernatural claims or theological doctrines. The opening of the book sets the groundwork for a discussion on the Hebrew Scriptures, emphasizing their history and how they were composed over time by various authors and under diverse circumstances. Gladden critiques traditional views regarding the Bible's miraculous origin, likening it to the natural growth of a tree, and introduces the concept of "Higher Criticism" to analyze these texts academically. He asserts that while the Bible is indeed a significant spiritual text, recognizing its human elements and literary history can enrich rather than diminish its value. Through examining the language and context of the writings, Gladden prepares the reader for a reevaluation of their understanding of the Bible's authorship and composition as they engage with the text in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. BS Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 579456 2025-08-03T09:37:21.388057 text/html 574869 2014-10-04T19:27:40 text/html 292930 2025-08-03T09:37:29.076508 application/epub+zip 299195 2025-08-03T09:37:24.228025 application/epub+zip 285671 2025-08-03T09:37:23.121040 application/epub+zip 528021 2025-08-03T09:37:33.021466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499492 2025-08-03T09:37:28.354507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452642 2022-09-04T03:38:18.626510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566275 2025-08-03T09:37:20.865026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 566365 2014-10-04T19:27:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 566338 2014-10-04T19:27:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 566356 2014-10-04T19:27:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21889 2025-08-03T09:37:33.150460 application/rdf+xml 14534 2025-08-03T09:37:23.646013 image/jpeg 3496 2025-08-03T09:37:23.389026 image/jpeg 204886 2014-10-04T19:33:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 204804 2014-10-04T19:33:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 206464 2014-10-04T19:33:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 204753 2014-10-04T19:33:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 287036 2025-08-03T09:37:21.431043 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia