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The Pentateuch - History or Story? (Paperback, New)
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The Pentateuch - History or Story? (Paperback, New)
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This book assumes questions that perceptive readers of all
persuasions might ask about the Bible. These questions pertain both
to the nature of the text and the text itself. With regard to the
former, its historical development is described in reverse order,
back through 16th century England to the definitive Hebrew text
from which all modern translations are made, the Leningrad Codex,
dated 1008 CE. The development continues through prior centuries,
importantly, to the Dead Sea Scrolls, which raise new questions
about which text to translate. The Pentateuch throughout is
discussed with the question in mind: Is it history or story? The
great wealth of information, both material and literary, which
archaeology has provided over the last one and half centuries as
well as the intensive literary analysis of biblical scholars is
brought to bear on the text. The attempt is made to provide
information not commonly known to the general reader in searching
for an answer to the question. The identification of literary
traditions with their theological perspectives serves to show the
diversity of the material amidst its overall unity. The traditions,
which make up the Old Testament, did not end with our canon,
whether Jewish, Catholic or Protestant. A group of these later
books, known as Apocrypha, are included in some Bibles but not in
others. A large number of other books, known as Pseudepigrapha,
represent the continuation of the traditions. Those related to
Genesis, as well as the ambivalent status of the Apocrypha, are
discussed here.
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