The Pentateuch : introducing the Torah
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The Pentateuch : introducing the Torah
(Introducing Israel's scriptures)
Fortress Press, c2017
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Some copies have different pagination: xxvii, 738 p
Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
The Pentateuch is the heart of the Hebrew Bible and the foundational document of Judaism. It is also the focus of tremendous scholarly debate regarding the complex history of its composition, the historical background for its primeval history, ancestry narratives, and laws, the theological purposes of its final redaction, and its diverse interpretation in communities today. This textbook introduces students to the contents of the Torah and orients them to the key interpretive questions and methods shaping contemporary scholarship, inviting readers into the work of interpretation today.
Table of Contents
Part One: Introduction to the Pentateuch1. Literature of the PentateuchPart Two: Composition of the Pentateuch2. Authors of the Pentateuch: From Moses to the New Documentary Hypothesis3. Tradents of the Pentateuch: Comparative Literature, Oral Stories, and Tradition History4. Contemporary Return to the Literature of the PentateuchPart Three: Books of the Pentateuch5. Genesis6. Exodus7. Leviticus8. Numbers9. DeuteronomyPart Four: Reading the Pentateuch10. Pentateuch and Torah11. Pentateuch and History12. Pentateuch and Theology13. Pentateuch and Reception HistoryTerms and Definitions
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