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Zusatztext "...It is without a doubt a most important study, worthy to be set alongside Wellhausen and Martin Noth, whom Kratz describes as his 'constant companions'. The scope is nothing less than the whole narrative from Genesis to Nehemiah. The method is a detailed dissection of the text with a very sharp scalpel." Informationen zum Autor Reinhard G. Kratz is Professor of Old Testament, University of Göttingen . Zusammenfassung Explaining their sources and the nature of their composition, Reinhard Kratz provides an introduction to the narrative books of the Old Testament (Genesis to Nehemiah). He seeks to do this as far as possible without presupposing any hypotheses and on the basis of a few undisputed basic assumptions: a distinction between Priestly and non-Priestly text in the Pentateuch, the special position of Deuteronomy, a Deuteronomistic revision of Joshua-2 Kings, and the literary use of the books of Samuel and Kings by Chronicles. Any further distinctions are based on observations of the text which are well established and not on literary-critical or redaction-critical distinctions. Kratz argues that what is important is how the text is read.This is the first study of its kind since Martin NothÆs classic studies of thePentateuch and Deuteronomic history. It will be an invaluable resource for allscholars and students in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPART 1: THE CHRONISTIC WRITINGS1. Chronicles2. Ezra-Nehemiah3. The Chronistic HistoryPART II: THE TORAH AND FORMER PROPHETS1. The Law in the Pentateuch2. The Revision of the Former Prophets under the Influence of the Law3. The EnneateuchPART III: THE MYTH OF ISRAEL1. The Priestly Writing2. The Non-Priestly Narrative3. The HexateuchConclusionIndex of Biblical References
List of contents
Introduction
PART 1: THE CHRONISTIC WRITINGS
1. Chronicles
2. Ezra-Nehemiah
3. The Chronistic History
PART II: THE TORAH AND FORMER PROPHETS
1. The Law in the Pentateuch
2. The Revision of the Former Prophets under the Influence of the Law
3. The Enneateuch
PART III: THE MYTH OF ISRAEL
1. The Priestly Writing
2. The Non-Priestly Narrative
3. The Hexateuch
Conclusion
Index of Biblical References
About the author
Reinhard G. Kratz is Professor of Old Testament, University of Göttingen .
