Title: Only Introductory
Product review: When Freedman sticks to the text of the Hebrew Bible, he makes a good case for his theme. Some of his thoughts are forced and speculative. As much as he would like to see himself free of bias, objectivity remains elusive when he cites opinions and not primary sources, such as the text itself. The book is only 100 pages and requires further elaboration. For a better introductory work, I recommend Steven Dempster, "An Extraordinary Fact: Torah and Temple and the Contours of the Hebrew Canon," Tyndale Bulletin 48.1 (1997), pp 23-56, and 48.2, pp 191-218.
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