Handbook on the Pentateuch : Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy / Victor P. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Victor P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Pentateuch.

Physical Description:

468 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, [2005]

Summary:

For more than twenty years, Victor Hamilton's handbook has been introducing students to the Pentateuch. In this substantially revised second edition, Hamilton moves chapter by chapter (rather than verse by verse) through the Pentateuch. He examines the content, structure, and theology and provides useful commentary on overarching themes and connections between Old Testament texts. For those who wish to do additional research, each chapter is appended with a bibliography of recent, relevant scholarship.

Contents:

Part 1 Genesis

1 Creation and the Fall (1-3) 19

2 The Sequence after Creation and the Fall (4-11) 57

3 Abraham (11:26-25:11) 81

4 Jacob (25:11-36:42) 108

5 Joseph (37-50) 121

Part 2 Exodus

6 The Emergence of Moses (1-6) 135

7 Plagues, Passover, and the Exodus (7:1-15:21) 157

8 Testing in the Wilderness (15:22-18:27) 177

9 Law and Covenant (19-24) 184

10 Tabernacle, the Golden Calf, and Covenant Renewal (25-40) 214

Part 3 Leviticus

11 The Sacrificial System (1-7) 231

12 Priestly Ordination (8-10) 251

13 Clean and Unclean (11-15) 259

14 The Day of Atonement (16) 271

15 A Holiness Manifesto (17-27) 281

Part 4 Numbers

16 Preparations for Departure from Sinai (1:1-10:10) 303

17 From Sinai to Kadesh (10:11-20:21) 322

18 From Kadesh to Moab (20:22-36:13) 341

Part 5 Deuteronomy

19 Remember the Past (1:1-4:40) 367

20 Be Careful in the Future (4:41-11:32) 390

21 The Laws of Deuteronomy (12-26) 402

22 Blessings and Curses (27-30) 444

23 Moses' Farewell (31-34) 453.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0801027160

OCLC:

58985987