The Bible is the most widely read book in the history ... But many people don’t realize that over the past 2,000 years, this sacred text has changed a great deal. No "first edition" exists.
His article "The Past as Destiny ... Kugel, James. The Bible as It Was. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997). Idem. In Potiphar's House: The Interpretive Life of Biblical Texts.