The Lost World of Scripture

“In The Lost World of Scripture, authors John Walton and Brent Sandy have brought together in an easy-to-read format the results of several decades of scholarship on literacy and book culture in antiquity. Both scholars and laypeople have misunderstood this vital subject, often unconsciously reading (and judging) the Bible with modern expectations and then criticizing or defending it unfairly and unrealistically. Behind such thinking is often a fragile fundamentalism, whether motivated by skepticism or apologetic zeal, that simply doesn’t understand what biblical literature really is. Walton and Sandy expose the confusion and provide readers with a reliable route. This book should be in every library.”
Craig A. Evans,
Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Acadia Divinity College, Nova Scotia, Canada