[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

This is a horribly simplistic presentation of the development of biblical literature. While it is true that the individual books of scripture were pieced together from a wide range of sources and traditions, one must also recognize that this was rather commonplace in the ancient world. "Literature" in antiquity was not an artform. It functioned to provide important links to the past in an effort to maintain some sort of cultural and tribal continuity. For this reason, stories, poems, parables, songs, laments, laws and genealogies were copied and re-copied for conservation, but they also formed the bases for new literature that was introduced into communities as needs and circumstances changed.

Spooky campfire stories compiled by ad hoc committees. Gotcha.