Land and calendar : the priestly document from Genesis 1 to Joshua 18
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Land and calendar : the priestly document from Genesis 1 to Joshua 18
（Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, 391）（T & T Clark library of Biblical studies）
T & T Clark, c2009
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Bibliography: p. [196]-220
Includes indexes
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Description
This book examines the notion of the land and its conquest, important subjects today for the formation of the Pentateuch. Thanks to very peculiar style and theology, Pg was identified as far back as 1869 by Theodor Noldeke and remains one of the last pillars of Pentateuch research after the fall of the Wellhausen model. Its existence is rarely doubted, but its extent is debated. Does it end already in "Exodus" (Otto, Pola, Bauks) or does it go as far as "Deuteronomy" (Noth, Frevel) or even into "Joshua" (Lohfink, Knauf)? The end determines Pg's notion of the land and its conquest, important subjects today for the formation of the Pentateuch (was there first a Hexateuch?). The 364-day perpetual calendar offers a reliable criterion to identify Pg within the final text of the Hexateuch because the simple mathematic of the calendar are easier to control than hypothetical redactors. Pg is divided into seven periods, from creation to the entry of the sons of Israel in an empty land of Canaan. The festival calendar of "Leviticus" 23, and the Jubilee of Lev 25 constitute the heart of Pg, the practical outworking of principles presented in the narrative.
Bloodless atonement with no connection to any temple whatsoever, peaceful entry into the empty Promised Land, eternal sabbatical rhythm, are Pg's major theological characteristics. Over the last 30 years this pioneering series has established an unrivaled reputation for cutting-edge international scholarship in Biblical Studies and has attracted leading authors and editors in the field. The series takes many original and creative approaches to its subjects, including innovative work from historical and theological perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and more recent developments in cultural studies and reception history.
Table of Contents
- Introduction and presentation of the Pg hypothesis and present research
- The Priestly Document translated (fairly literal English)
- Part 1 The sabbatical calendar as basis of the Priestly Document
- Chapter 1 Creation of the Sabbath (Genesis 1.1-2.4)
- Chapter 2 Intercalation of the Sabbatical Calendar (Genesis 5
- 25
- Exodus 36)
- Chapter 3 The Sabbatical Calendar in the Flood Narrative (Genesis 6-9)
- Chapter 4 Yearly Festivals (Leviticus 23*)
- Chapter 5 Seventh Year and Jubilee as Nexus between Time and Land (Leviticus 25*)
- Part 2 The land as key theme of the Priestly Document
- Chapter 6 The Land in Genesis
- Chapter 7 The Land in Exodus and Leviticus
- Chapter 8 The Land in Numbers and Deuteronomy
- Chapter 9 The Land in Joshua
- Conclusion: theological profile, date and setting in the Persian period
- Appendix: Synopsis of recent delimitations of the Priestly Document
- Indices
- Bibliography.
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