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The Theme of the Pentateuch (Jsot Supplement Series, 10)

By David J. A. Clines

Book information

Year
1997
ISBN
1850757925, 9781850757924, 9780567431967
Open Library ID
OL8969156M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3893636 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
178\177
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This popular textbook regards the Pentateuch as a literary whole, with a single theme that binds it together. The overarching theme is the partial fulfilment of the promises to the patriarchs. Though the method of the book is holistic, the origin and growth of the theme is also explored using the methods of traditional source analysis. An important chapter explores the theological function of the Pentateuch both in the community for which the Pentateuch was first composed and in our own time. For this second, enlarged edition, the author has written an Epilogue reassessing the theme of the Pentateuch from a more current postmodern perspective.

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