The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary HypothesisFor well over two centuries the question of the composition of the Pentateuch has been among the most central and hotly debated issues in the field of biblical studies. In this book, Joel Baden presents a fresh and comprehensive argument for the Documentary Hypothesis. Critically engaging both older and more recent scholarship, he fundamentally revises and reorients the classical model of the formation of the Pentateuch. Interweaving historical and methodological chapters with detailed textual case studies, Baden provides a critical introduction to the history of Pentateuchal scholarship, discussions on the most pressing issues in the current debate, and a practical model for the study of the biblical text. |
Contents
Case Study II | |
The E Source | |
Chapter 4 | |
Case Study III | |
Chapter 5 | |
Case Study IV | |
Chapter 6 | |
Case Study V | |
Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis | |
Bibliography | |
Index of Modern Authors | |
Index of Biblical Citations | |
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