The documentary hypothesis and the composition of the Pentateuch : eight lectures / by Umberto Cassuto ; with an introduction by Joshua A. Berman ; translated from the Hebrew by Israel Abrahams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cassuto, Umberto, 1883-1951.

Standardized Title:

Torat ha-teʻudot ve-siduram shel sifre ha-Torah. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Pentateuch.

Physical Description:

xxix, 142 pages ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Documentary hypothesis

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem [Israel] ; New York [N.Y.] : Shalem Press, [2006]

Summary:

Although originally published more than 50 years ago, The Documentary Hypothesis remains a classic in the field of biblical studies. Summary in form and popular in presentation, it provides a masterful exposition of the documentary hypothesis and subjects its exegetical methods and conclusions to a critical review. Based on a comparison of the Pentateuch to ancient Near Eastern literature, an investigation of Hebrew grammatical structures, and brilliant literary analysis, Cassuto argues for the integrity of the biblical text. Book jacket.

Contents:

Lecture 1 The Documentary Hypothesis and Its Criteria 6

Lecture 2 The Divine Names 18

Lecture 3 More about the Divine Names 32

Lecture 4 Language and Style 50

Lecture 5 Contradictions and Divergences of View 66

Lecture 6 Duplications and Repetitions 83

Lecture 7 The Composite Sections 101.

Notes:

Translation of: Torat ha-teʻudot ve-siduram shel sifre ha-Torah.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9657052351

9789657052358

OCLC:

69136046

Publisher Number:

9789657052358 (ISBN-13 : pbk.)