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From paradise to the promised land : an introduction to the Pentateuch / T. Desmond Alexander. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, (c)2012.Edition: third editionDescription: xxii, 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801039980
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1225.A378.F766 2012
  • BS1225
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Contents:
The rise of the documentary hypothesis -- Going behind the documents -- The documentary hypothesis under threat -- The Sinai narrative : a test case -- The future of studies -- The main themes of the Pentateuch. An overview of the Pentateuch -- God's temple-city -- The royal lineage in Genesis -- The blessing of the nations -- Paradise lost -- By faith Abraham -- Who is the Lord? -- The Passover -- The covenant at Sinai -- The tabernacle -- Be holy -- The sacrificial system -- The clean and the unclean foods -- Toward the promised land -- Murmurings -- Love and loyalty -- Why Israel? -- The Pentateuch and the biblical metanarrative.
Subject: This text has been a popular introduction to the Pentateuch for over fifteen years, offering a unique alternative to the critical approaches that focus on the composition of these books rather than the actual content. With this new edition, T. Desmond Alexander keeps the book fresh and relevant for contemporary students by updating the references and adding material that reflects recent pentateuchal research as well as the author's maturing judgments. The result is a revision that will prove valuable for many years to come. - Publisher.
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Withdrawn G. Allen Fleece Library WITHDRAWN Non-fiction BS1225.52.A445 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan BIB5112 31923001822689

Pentateuchal criticism. Introduction to Pentateuchal criticism -- The rise of the documentary hypothesis -- Going behind the documents -- The documentary hypothesis under threat -- The Sinai narrative : a test case -- The future of studies -- The main themes of the Pentateuch. An overview of the Pentateuch -- God's temple-city -- The royal lineage in Genesis -- The blessing of the nations -- Paradise lost -- By faith Abraham -- Who is the Lord? -- The Passover -- The covenant at Sinai -- The tabernacle -- Be holy -- The sacrificial system -- The clean and the unclean foods -- Toward the promised land -- Murmurings -- Love and loyalty -- Why Israel? -- The Pentateuch and the biblical metanarrative.

This text has been a popular introduction to the Pentateuch for over fifteen years, offering a unique alternative to the critical approaches that focus on the composition of these books rather than the actual content. With this new edition, T. Desmond Alexander keeps the book fresh and relevant for contemporary students by updating the references and adding material that reflects recent pentateuchal research as well as the author's maturing judgments. The result is a revision that will prove valuable for many years to come. - Publisher.

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