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ISBN-13: 9780800699482
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: FORTRESS PRESS
By Thomas B. Dozeman
Price: AUD $176.00
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Local release date: 30/04/2017
Format: Hardback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 764 pages Weight: 1410g
Categories: Christian Churches & denominations [HRCC]Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics [HRCG3]

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Google Preview: The Pentateuch is the heart of the Hebrew Bible and the foundational document of Judaism. It is also the focus of tremendous scholarly debate regarding the complex history of its composition, the historical background for its primeval history, ancestry narratives, and laws, the theological purposes of its final redaction, and its diverse interpretation in communities today. This textbook introduces students to the contents of the Torah and orients them to the key interpretive questions and methods shaping contemporary scholarship, inviting readers into the work of interpretation today.; Thomas B. Dozeman is professor of Hebrew Bible at United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio, and co-chair of the SBL Pentateuch Group. He is the author of a number of scholarly books and commentaries.; Part One: Introduction to the Pentateuch1. Literature of the PentateuchPart Two: Composition of the Pentateuch2. Authors of the Pentateuch: From Moses to the New Documentary Hypothesis3. Tradents of the Pentateuch: Comparative Literature, Oral Stories, and Tradition History4. Contemporary Return to the Literature of the PentateuchPart Three: Books of the Pentateuch5. Genesis6. Exodus7. Leviticus8. Numbers9. DeuteronomyPart Four: Reading the Pentateuch10. Pentateuch and Torah11. Pentateuch and History12. Pentateuch and Theology13. Pentateuch and Reception HistoryTerms and Definitions; Google Preview content