The Making of the Pentateuch
A Methodological Study
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 1987
272 pages
978-0-567-59421-1 (ISBN)
Description
'Whybray's recent book is a masterful review of all the options set out by critical scholarship since Wellhausen, i.e., over the last century. It is an exhaustive and up to date treatment, concise and highly readable.' E. Dyck, Crux 'Sensitive to standards of ancient historiography and parallels from the Greek sphere, Whybray proposes that the Pentateuch is the work of an ancient historian, possibly designed as a supplement or prologue to the deuteronomistic history. The analysis of the work of others and of the state of [CHECK REVIEW!] extremely valuable; the final suggestion makes it all the more engaging. Essential for all concerned with fundamentals of critical biblical studies.' W. Lee Humphreys, Religious Studies Review
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-0-567-59421-1 (9780567594211)
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Book
03/1987
Sheffield Academic Press
€123.10
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Person
The late was Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the Univeristy of Hull.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I: LITERARY HYPOTHESES
- A. The Documentary Hypothesis
- B. Pentateuchal Criticism Since Wellhausen
- C. Assessment of the Documentary Hypothesis
- 1. Presuppositions
- 2. Assessment of the Criteria
- 3. The Application of the Criteria
- 4. The Role of the Redactors
- D. Comparison with other Literary Hypotheses
- E. Summary and Conclusions
- Part II: FORM-CRITICAL AND TRADITIO-CRITICAL HYPOTHESES
- A. The New Approach
- B. The Meaning of 'Tradition'
- C. The Study of Oral Tradition
- D. Traditio-Historical Methods: Some Examples
- 1. Martin Noth
- 2. Engnell, Nielsen and Carlson
- 3. Georg Fohrer
- 4. R. Rendtorff
- 5. E. Blum
- 6. Summary and Conclusions
- E. Concluding Assessment
- Part III: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH
- A. A Single Author for the Pentateuch?
- B. The Sources
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical References
- Index of Authors
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