Pentateuch in the Twentieth Century - The Legacy of Julius Wellhausen

Zusatztext It is a clearly written description of a complicated topic. The volume is a significant contribution to contemporary Pentateuchal studies. Informationen zum Autor Ernest Nicholson is Provost of Oriel College, Oxford Klappentext This book arises from the conviction that much in research on the Pentateuch (the first 5 books of the Old Testament) needs to be subjected to rigorous scrutiny and that much is radically mistaken. Ernest Nicholson argues that the century-old work of Julius Wellhausen! for all that it needs revision and development in detail! remains the securest basis for understanding the Pentateuch. Zusammenfassung This volume arises from the conviction that much in current research on the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament) needs to be subjected to rigorous scrutiny and that much is radically mistaken. Professor Nicholson argues that the work of Julius Wellhausen remains the securest basis for understanding the Pentateuch. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: From Julius Wellhausen to Martin Noth 2: Behind the Documents of the Pentateuch 3: From Tradition to Literature Part II: The Problem of the Pentateuch in Current Research 5: Attempts to Redate the 'Yahwist' 6: New Proposals Concerning the First Tetrateuch and its Sources 7: Renewed Debate about P 8: The Documentary Theory Revisited 9: Understanding the Final Form of the Pentateuch

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• Autori: Ernest Nicholson, Ernest (Provost Nicholson, Ernest W. Nicholson
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.11.2002
• EAN: 9780199257836
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925783-6
• Pagine: 304
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; 20th Century, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations