Richard Elliott Friedman · 1987
A historical analysis examining the authorship and documentary origins of the biblical Pentateuch.
Cal Newport values how it takes an incredibly complicated scholarly topic and makes it compelling and accessible, reading like a detective novel.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“Who Wrote the Bible by Richard Elliott Friedman. Let me tell you why I recommend this. This book is doing something that is incredibly hard to do well.”
Why: It takes an incredibly complicated scholarly topic and makes it compelling and accessible, reading like a detective novel.
Cal Newport, Host on The Cal Newport ShowClassic Episode: How Do I Learn Hard Things? | Monday Advice
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