Exploring the composition of the Pentateuch / edited by L. S. Baker Jr. [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baker, Leslie Scott, Jr., editor.

Series:

Bulletin for biblical research supplement series ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authorship--Bibliography.

Authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Place of Publication:

University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University, [2020]

Summary:

For many years, the historical-critical quest for a reconstruction of the origin(s) and development of the Pentateuch or Hexateuch has been dominated by the documentary hypothesis, the heuristic power of which has produced a consensus so strong that an interpreter who did not operate within its framework was hardly regarded as a scholar. However, the relentless march of research on this topic has continued to yield new and refined analyses, data, methodological tools, and criticism. In this spirit, the contributions to this volume investigate new ideas about the composition of the Pentateuch arising from careful analysis of the biblical text against its ancient Near Eastern background.Covering a wide spectrum of topics and diverging perspectives, the chapters in this book are grouped into two parts. The first is primarily concerned with the history of scholarship and alternative approaches to the development of the Pentateuch. The second focuses on the exegesis of particular texts relevant to the composition of the Torah. The aim of the project is to foster investigation and collegial dialogue in a spirit of humility and frankness, without imposing uniformity.In addition to the editors, the contributors include Tiago Arrais, Richard E. Averbeck, John S. Bergsma, Joshua A. Berman, Daniel I. Block, Richard Davidson, Roy E. Gane, Duane A. Garrett, Richard S. Hess, Benjamin Kilchör, Michael LeFebvre, Jiří Moskala, and Christian Vogel.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Contributors

Part 1. History of Scholarship and Alternative App roaches

Chapter 1. A Critical Intellectual History of the Historical-Critical Paradigm in Biblical Studies

Chapter 2. The Exodus, Debt Slavery, and the Composition of the Pentateuch

Chapter 3. Egyptian Language Practice: A Model for Hebrew Poetic Use?

Chapter 4. Second-Millennium BC Cuneiform from the Southern Levant and the Literature of the Pentateuch

Chapter 5. The Hittite Treaty Prologue Tradition and the Literary Structure of the Book of Deuteronomy

Chapter 6. Memorized Covenantal Instruction and Legal Reuse in Torah

Chapter 7. The Liturgical Function of Dates in the Pentateuch

Part 2. Exegetical Studies

Chapter 8. In the Tradition of Moses: The Conceptual and Stylistic Imprint of Deuteronomy on the Patriarchal Narratives

Chapter 9. Was Moses the Last Prophet? An Analysis of a Neo-Documentarian Interpretation of Document E

Chapter 10. Revisiting the Literary Structure(s) of Exodus

Chapter 11. Was Leviticus Composed by Aaronide Priests to Justify Their Cultic Monopoly?

Chapter 12. The Reception of Priestly Laws in Deuteronomy and Deuteronomy’s Target Audience

Chapter 13. The Relevance of Ezekiel and the Samaritans for Pentateuchal Composition: Converging Lines of Evidence

Bibliography

Ancient Source Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781575069852

1575069857

OCLC:

1227382720