A central fact, possibly central fact, about the Hebrew Bible is that it is not written at a moment of apogee, but over three centuries {eight to fifth} of trouble, That is what gives the Book its cumulative sobriety, its cautionary poetic, severity from the coarseness of triumphal self-congratulation found in imperial cultures.
( Simon Schama )
[ The Story of the Jews: Finding ]
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