The murmuring stories of the priestly school
Subtitle: a retrieval of ancient sacerdotal lore
By: David Frankel.
Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum -- v. 89
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Exodus XVI -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Numbers XIII-XX -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; P document (Biblical criticism)
Description: "This book deals with the stories of Israelite complaint or murmuring in the wilderness found in the books of Exodus and Numbers that were composed and edited by the priesthood of ancient Israel. It discusses the significance of the theme of rebellion and complaint of the ancient priests and analyses the part they played in the development of the theme in the Pentateuch.".

"After a general introduction on the theme of murmuring and on the Priestly School, the book goes on to analyze four major priestly texts: the manna story (Exodus 16); the story of the Scouts (Numbers 13-14); the story of the rebellions surrounding the figure of Korah (Numbers 16-17) and the story of the Waters of Merivah (Numbers 20)."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-372) and index.

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