Opening the books of Moses / Diana V. Edelman, Philip R. Davies, Christophe Nihan and Thomas Römer.

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Edelman, Diana Vikander, 1954- [author.]

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TextSeries: Bible world (London, England)Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781134945863
1134945868
9781315539232
1315539233
9781134946006
1134946007
9781134945931
1134945930
1845536843
9781845536848
9781845536855
1845536851

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222/.106 23

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BS1225.52

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Contents:

1. The present state of Pentateuchal research and the task of this volume -- 2. The shape, dating and audience of the Pentateuch -- 3. Yehud in the Persian period -- 4. Key themes in the Pentateuch.

Summary: Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research; an analysis of how the texts were shaped by their time and audience; an outline of Jewish areas in the Persian period; the study concludes with an analysis of key concerns in the study of the Pentateuch, notably the Torah, geography, ethnicity, the nature of Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult, treaties and oaths, and Moses himself.

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1. The present state of Pentateuchal research and the task of this volume -- 2. The shape, dating and audience of the Pentateuch -- 3. Yehud in the Persian period -- 4. Key themes in the Pentateuch.

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Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research; an analysis of how the texts were shaped by their time and audience; an outline of Jewish areas in the Persian period; the study concludes with an analysis of key concerns in the study of the Pentateuch, notably the Torah, geography, ethnicity, the nature of Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult, treaties and oaths, and Moses himself.

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