Peterson engages one of the most enduring controversies in current
critical scholarship on the Hebrew Bible, the identities and
provenances of the authors of the various "editions" of the
Deuteronomistic History. Critically reviewing the presuppositions
of scholars reaching back to Martin Noth, and using careful
analysis of motif and characterization at each redactional level in
each book of the Deuteronomistic History, Peterson asks where we
might locate a figure with both motive and opportunity to draw up a
proto-narrative including elements of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and
the first part of 1 Kings. Posing his questions in the form of a
"Whodunit?" Peterson identifies a particular candidate in the time
of David who had both knowledge and a theological and political
agenda, qualified to write the first edition. He then extends the
method to identify the particular circle who became the custodians
of the Deuteronomistic narrative and supplies successive
redactions, informed by the original formative vision, down to the
time of Jeremiah. Careful argumentation yields surprising results
at each stage.
General
| Imprint: |
Fortress Press,U.S.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2014 |
| First published: |
September 2014 |
| Authors: |
Brian Neil Peterson
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4514-6996-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4514-6996-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781451469967 |
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