From Priestly Torah to Pentateuch A Study in the Composition of the Book of Leviticus. Diss.

Christophe Nihan investigates the composition history of Leviticus by combining redaction criticism with comparative observations, cross-cultural studies in rituals, and inner-biblical exegesis. His analysis focuses on the sources used by the authors of Leviticus and the way in which they are re-interpreted; on the book's relationship to P; and, finally, on the place of Leviticus in the composition of the Torah. It is argued that Lev 1-16 was initially composed as the conclusion to the P account in Gen-Ex. This composition reinterprets earlier ritual texts serving as check-lists for priests, transforming them into a revelation made to Moses at Mt Sinai for all the community and thereby achieving P's redefinition of Israel as the "priestly nation" of the world. The introduction of Lev 17-26 (27), in turn, reinterprets the priestly document and closes the revelation at Mt Sinai by bridging the gap between Lev 1-16 and other biblical "codes" such as Deut 12-26 and Ex 21-23 at the time of the Torah's composition.For
this thesis Christophe Nihan has been awarded the John Templeton Award for
Theological Promise.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christophe Nihan
• Editore: Mohr Siebeck
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.01.2007
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo
• EAN: 9783161492570
• ISBN: 978-3-16-149257-0
• Numero di pagine: 697
• Altezza (della confezione): 23.5 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 1’038 g
• Serie: Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe > Bd.25; Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe > 25