The Sources of the Hexateuch
The Sources of the Hexateuch

Author: Edgar Sheffield Brightman

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2017-08-24

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1725239116

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Experience in the classroom at Nebraska Wesleyan and Wesleyan Universities has shown that there is need for an edition of the documents constituting the main sources of the Hexateuch. It is impossible to teach the Old Testament historically without frequent reference to J, E, and P. Students become interested in the problem and wish to read sources, only to discover that the desired documents are not available. The Sources of the Hexateuch is an attempt to supply this need by editing the documents J, E, and P according to the consensus of English, Scotch, Dutch, German, French, Swiss, and American scholarship. -- From the Preface

The Problem of the Hexateuch and Other Essays
The Problem of the Hexateuch and Other Essays

Author: Gerhard von Rad

Publisher: SCM Press

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13:

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First published in 1966, this collection of von Rad's most influential articles has long been unavailable. In addition to the study which provides its title other works in it include 'The Theological Problem of the Old Testament Doctrine of Creation', 'Some Aspects of the Old Testament World View', and 'The Joseph Narrative and Ancient Wisdom'.

Debating Authority
Debating Authority

Author: Katharina Pyschny

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2018-07-23

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 3110543397

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Human leadership is a multifaceted topic in the Hebrew Bible. This holds true not only for the final form of the texts, but also for their literary history. A large range of distributions emerges from the successive sharpening or modification of different aspects of leadership. While some of them are combined to a complex figuration of leadership, others remain reserved for certain individuals. Furthermore, it can be considered a consensus within the scholarly debate, that concepts of leadership have a certain connection to the history of ancient Israel which is, though, hard to ascertain. Up to now, all these aspects of (human) leadership have been treated in a rather isolated manner. Against this background,the volume focuses on the different concepts of leadership in the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets. Concepts like "priest", "prophet", "judge", and "king" are examined in a literary, (religious-/tradition-) historical and theological perspective. Hence, the volume contributes to biblical theology and sheds new light on the redaction/reception history of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets. Not least, it provides valuable insights into the history of religious and/or political “authorities” in Israel and Early Judaism(s).

"Of Wood and Stone"

Author: Elizabeth C. LaRocca-Pitts

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9004369929

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The Hebrew Bible differs on which cultic items used in worship were appropriate for use within YHWHism. By analyzing passages mentioning "high places" (bamot), sacred trees (asherim), etc., this study finds many cultic practices were acceptable.