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Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture (Hardcover)
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A cutting-edge scholarly review of how the Pentateuch functions as
a scripture, and how it came to be ritualized in this way.
Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture is a unique account of
the first five books of the Bible, describing how Jews and
Christians ritualize the Pentateuch as a scripture by interpreting
it, by performing its text and contents, and by venerating the
physical scroll and book. Pentateuchal studies are known for
intense focus on questions of how and when the first five books of
the Bible were composed, edited, and canonized as scripture. Rather
than such purely historical, literary, or theological approaches,
Hebrew Bible scholar James W. Watts organizes this description of
the Pentateuch from the perspectives of comparative scriptures and
religious studies. He describes how the Pentateuch has been used in
the centuries since it began to function as a scripture in the time
of Ezra, and the origins of its ritualization before that time. The
book: Analyzes the semantic contents of the Pentateuch as oral
rhetoric that takes the form of stories followed by lists of laws
and sanctions Gives equal space to its ritualization in the iconic
and performative dimensions as to its semantic interpretation Fully
integrates the cultural history of the Pentateuch and Bible with
its influence on Jewish and Christian ritual, and in art, music,
theatre, and film Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture is a
groundbreaking work that highlights new research data and organizes
the material to focus attention on the Pentateuch's--and Bible's--
function as a scripture.
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