The composition of the Pentateuch
Subtitle: renewing the documentary hypothesis
By: Joel S. Baden
Series: The Anchor Yale Bible reference library
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng; heb
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780300152630
Subjects: Redaction Criticism; Criticism, interpretation; Bible; Documentary hypothesis (Pentateuchal criticism)
Description: For well over two centuries the question of the composition of the Pentateuch has been among the most central and hotly debated issues in the field of biblical studies. In this book, Joel Baden presents a fresh and comprehensive argument for the Documentary Hypothesis. Critically engaging both older and more recent scholarship, he fundamentally revises and reorients the classical model of the formation of the Pentateuch. Interweaving historical and methodological chapters with detailed textual case studies, Baden provides a critical introduction to the history of Pentateuchal scholarship, discussions on the most pressing issues in the current debate, and a practical model for the study of the biblical text.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.