Synthesized answer
The provided passages do not offer specific evidence that the author, Harold Bloom, uses to support his claims about J. However, the passages do state that Bloom asserts J was a writer of the stature of Homer, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy, and that J was a genius with unmatched powers of irony and characterization [Passage 1]. Bloom also puts forth the idea that J was very likely a woman [Passage 1].
The passages mention that J's genius is shown in her "unforgettable and very human portraits of Abram and Sarai, Rebecca, Jacob and Rachel, Joseph, Tamar, and Moses -- and, above all, God, or Yahweh" [Passage 1]. The Book of J is described as reclaiming "the Bible's first and greatest author and presents us with the full grandeur of her creation" [Passage 1]. However, the specific textual evidence or critical analysis Bloom uses to support these assertions is not detailed in the provided text.
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Title: The Book of J by Harold Bloom Description: Scholars agree that the first strand in Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers was written by an author whom they call J, who lived in the tenth century before Christ. In The Book of J, accompanying David Rosenberg's startling new translation, America's greatest literary critic, Harold Bloom, asserts that J was a writer of the stature of Homer, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy and puts forth the revolutionary idea that J was very likely a woman. J was a genius with unmatched powers of irony and characterization, as shown in her unforgettable and very human…