Theme of the Pentateuch (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1850757925 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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George said a breath of fresh air. I've just started Biblical studies and this book is a breath of fresh air among the reigning "documentary" approachThe "surgical" approach might be interesting and useful when it serves the bigger purpose of understanding the text as a whole. Otherwise it is just stating the obvious - something like - the text is built of individual words and phrases.Isn't every text a product of redaction and compilation at some level?In any case Clines approaches the te. Craig Stephans said Solid presentation of theme in the pentateuch. David Clines argues that the promise of blessings to the patriarchs is a consistent thread that binds the five books together. He writes that the thematic promise contains three elements that dominate the focus of the Pentateuch. These elements are the promise of posterity, divine-human relationship and land. According to Clines, with the exception of Genesis Chapters 1-11, this threefold promise creates the movement and message of the Pentateuch.In appro. "canonical approuch" according to Amazon Customer. The Theme of the Pentateuch looks at the Pentateuch in its final shape rather then in its sources. Cline prefers to let the sources play a minor role while he asks what the theme of the whole Pentateuch is about. He treats the Pentateuch as a complete literary work. Cline agrees with other scholars that the material from which the Pentateuch was written came from different periods, he even coincides to the possibly of an oral stage. But he admits not bein
'If you want to get a feel for where Genesis is heading and, in particular, how it helps set up the framework for the rest of the Old Testament, The Theme of the Pentateuchis goldit is shortand well worth a read as a starting point for getting the overall theme for this part of the bible.'
Though the method of the book is holistic, the origin and growth of the theme is also explored using the methods of traditional source analysis. An important chapter explores the theological function of the Pentateuch both in the community for which the Pentateuch was first composed and in our own time. The overarching theme is the partial fulfilment of the promises to the patriarchs. This popular textbook regards the Pentateuch as a literary whole, with a single theme that binds it together. For this second, enlarged edition, the author has written an Epilogue reassessing the theme of the Pentateuch from a more current postmodern perspective.