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
The Documentary Hypothesis | 13 |
Case Study 1 | 34 |
Chapter 2 | 45 |
Case Study II | 82 |
Chapter 3 | 103 |
Chapter 4 | 129 |
Case Study | 193 |
Chapter 6 | 214 |
Case Study V | 230 |
Conclusion | 246 |
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Aaron Abraham according already analysis appears approach argued argument assigned attempt basis begins belong Bethel Blum brothers canonical chapter claims clear coherent combined compiler connection contains continuous contradictions covenant criticism death described Deut Deuteronomy difficulty distinct divine document Egypt Egyptians elders elements Elohist entirely episode evidence example Exod Exodus fact final find first followed further Genesis given grounds hand independent insertion Introduction Isaac Ishmaelites Israel Israelites Jacob Joseph Korah land laws layer literary Lord material means mentioned Moses Moses’s mountain narrative nonpriestly noted notice Numbers ofthe original passage patriarchal Pentateuch phrase plagues preceding precisely present priestly problem promise question recognized redactional reference scholars seen separate similar single sons sources speech stands story tells Tent theme theological tion tradition verses whole wilderness Yahweh