The problem of the process of transmission in the Pentateuch / Rolf Rendtorff ; translated by John J. Scullion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rendtorff, Rolf, 1925-

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 89

Standardized Title:

Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Problem des Pentateuch. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Transmission of texts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, c1990.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Rolf Rendtorff is interested above all in the process by which the Pentateuch reached the form in which it now lies before us. He concludes that the classic Documentary Hypothesis has been tried in the fire and found wanting, and traces briefly the scholarly path that led him to this conclusion. His approach has been met with strong disagreement, cautious agreement, and, in some quarters, relief and readiness to look for other ways than that of the documentary hypothesis to explain the formation of the Pentateuch. It is certain, however, that scholars of the Pentateuch cannot ignore Rendtorff's important volume.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Translator's Note; Chapter 1 THE PROCESS OF TRANSMISSION AND THE DOCUMENTARY HYPOTHESIS; Chapter 2 THE PATRIARCHAL STORIES AS EXAMPLES OF A 'LARGER UNIT' WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PENTATEUCH; Chapter 3 CRITICISM OF PENTATEUCHAL CRITICISM; Chapter 4 CONCLUSIONS AND CONSEQUENCES; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786611804176

9781281804174

1281804177

9780567610492

0567610497

OCLC:

287043681