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Opening the books of Moses / Diana V. Edelman, Philip R. Davies, Christophe Nihan and Thomas Römer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Bible world (London, England)Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781134945863
  • 1134945868
  • 9781315539232
  • 1315539233
  • 9781134946006
  • 1134946007
  • 9781134945931
  • 1134945930
  • 1845536843
  • 9781845536848
  • 9781845536855
  • 1845536851
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 222/.106 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1225.52
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
1. The present state of Pentateuchal research and the task of this volume -- 2. The shape, dating and audience of the Pentateuch -- 3. Yehud in the Persian period -- 4. Key themes in the Pentateuch.
Summary: Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research; an analysis of how the texts were shaped by their time and audience; an outline of Jewish areas in the Persian period; the study concludes with an analysis of key concerns in the study of the Pentateuch, notably the Torah, geography, ethnicity, the nature of Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult, treaties and oaths, and Moses himself.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1215616

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. The present state of Pentateuchal research and the task of this volume -- 2. The shape, dating and audience of the Pentateuch -- 3. Yehud in the Persian period -- 4. Key themes in the Pentateuch.

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Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research; an analysis of how the texts were shaped by their time and audience; an outline of Jewish areas in the Persian period; the study concludes with an analysis of key concerns in the study of the Pentateuch, notably the Torah, geography, ethnicity, the nature of Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult, treaties and oaths, and Moses himself.