Studies in the Pentateuch

✍ Scribed by John A. Emerton

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Leaves: 264
Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 41
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This collection of thirteen articles in English by scholars from several countries concerns questions in the Pentateuch. Seven are on the book of Genesis: the use of 'adam in Genesis i-v; the Toledot of Adam; Genesis x in the light of Babylonian geography; the site of Salem; the date and composition of Genesis xiv; Abraham's righteousness in Genesis xv 6; the Hagar tradition in Genesis xvi and xxi. Three are on Deuteronomy: "Yahweh is one"; return to Egypt in Deuteronomy xvii 16 and xxviii 68; the creed in Deuteronomy xxvi. There are also essays on the Elohistic depiction of Aaron; the wilderness itineraries and recent archaeological research; and the dietary laws of the Pentateuch. Substantial contributions are made to the study of different parts of the Pentateuch.

✦ Table of Contents

Richard S. Hess: Splitting the Adam: the usage of ˀādām in Genesis i-v
Howard N. Wallace: The Toledot of Adam
Wayne Horowitz: The isles of the nations: Genesis x and Babylonian geography
J.A. Emerton: The site of Salem, the city of Melchizedek (Genesis xiv 18)
J.A. Emerton: Some problems in Genesis xiv
R.W.L. Moberly: Abraham's righteousness (Genesis xv 6)
T.D. Alexander: The Hagar traditions in Genesis xvi and xxi
Marsha White: The Elohistic depiction of Aaron: a study in the Levite-Zadokite controversy
G.I. Davies: The wilderness itineraries and recent archaeological research
Edwin Firmage: The biblical dietary laws and the concept of holiness
R.W.L. Moberly: "Yahweh is one": the translation of the Shema
David J. Reimer: Concerning return to Egypt: Deuteronomy xvii 16 and xxviii 68 reconsidered
Dwight R. Daniels: The creed of Deuteronomy xxvi revisited

✦ Subjects

Exegesis Hermeneutics Criticism Interpretation Bible Study Reference Religion Spirituality Agnosticism Atheism Buddhism Hinduism Islam Judaism Literature Fiction New Age Other Eastern Religions Sacred Texts Practices Religious Art Studies Supernatural Paranormal Worship Devotion

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