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The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche
Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old
Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms
in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring
cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.
"If the promised series of books on the biblical Torah to follow
adhere to the high standard of scholarship, simplicity of language,
ease of prose, and joy-in-reading of this volume they will be
extremely useful." - Jim West, Quartz Hill School of Theology "The
work is scholarly but accessible...the introduction makes a
valuable contribution. Essential." - Choice Opening the Books of
Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Old
Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It
is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these
most important of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine
the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and
experiences of the time. The book presents a broad overview, which
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; and an
examination of key concerns and topics, notably the Torah,
geography, ethnicity, Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult,
treaties and oaths, and Moses. The book is the first volume in a
six volume collection within the BibleWorld series that will
explore in detail each of the individual books of the Pentateuch in
turn. This first volume sets the stage as serves as a general
introduction.
"If the promised series of books on the biblical Torah to follow
adhere to the high standard of scholarship, simplicity of language,
ease of prose, and joy-in-reading of this volume they will be
extremely useful." - Jim West, Quartz Hill School of Theology "The
work is scholarly but accessible...the introduction makes a
valuable contribution. Essential." - Choice Opening the Books of
Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Old
Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It
is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these
most important of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine
the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and
experiences of the time. The book presents a broad overview, which
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; and an
examination of key concerns and topics, notably the Torah,
geography, ethnicity, Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult,
treaties and oaths, and Moses. The book is the first volume in a
six volume collection within the BibleWorld series that will
explore in detail each of the individual books of the Pentateuch in
turn. This first volume sets the stage as serves as a general
introduction.
In contrast to the Torah/Pentateuch, the Deuteronomistic History is
not recognised by Jewish or Christian tradition as a separate
collection and the term itself is an invention of modern biblical
scholarship. In this detailed investigation of the Deuteronomistic
History, Thomas Romer provides students and scholars of the Old
Testament with a complete guide to this important subject. Romer
briefly outlines the content of biblical books relevant to the
study of Deuteronomistic History - Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges and
Samuel-Kings. He then defines the concept of Deuteronomistic
History, surveying the evolution and history of the debate with
particular emphasis on the work of Martin Noth. Romer then provides
a sociological, historical and literary approach to the books from
Deuteronomy to Kings. He examines questions such as: Why and how
did Deuteronomism rise as a 'school' under Assyrian hegemony? What
role did propaganda play in the composition of these books? What
happened on an ideological and sociological level during the Exile
and Persian period? Is the so-called Deuteronomistic literature
properly understood as crisis literature? And what influence did
the Deuteronomistic History have on the identity of the Second
Temple period.
English summary: This introduction to the Old Testament not only
presents the structure and content of the various books but also
their central topics, historical background, and questions of
authorship. It also contains essays on the history of research and
the current discussion around the Pentateuch and the so-called
Deuteronomistic historical oeuvre. All essays are written by
well-known Old Testament specialists. German text. German
description: Diese Einleitung bespricht neben Aufbau und Inhalt der
Bucher des Alten Testaments auch ihre zentralen Themen, den
geschichtlichen Hintergrund und die Verfasserfrage. Besonders
behandelt werden zudem die Forschungsgeschichte und die aktuelle
Diskussion um den Pentateuch und das sogenannte deuteronomistische
Geschichtswerk. Neu hinzugekommen in der 2. Auflage des
franzosischen Originals sind ein ausfuhrlicher Abriss uber die
Geschichte Israels und Judas sowie das Kapitel Das Alte Testament
der Ostkirchen. Die Beitrage stammen von ausgewiesenen Spezialisten
des Alten Testaments: Philippe Abadie, Olivier Artus, Alain
Buhlmann, Simon Butticaz, Philippe Guillaume, David Hamidovic,
Innocent Himbaza, Ernst Axel Knauf, Michael Langlois, Corinne
Lanoir, Thierry Legrand, Jean-Daniel Macchi, Christophe Nihan, Dany
Nocquet, Albert de Pury, Thomas Romer, Martin Rose, Adrian
Schenker, Konrad Schmid, Arnaud Serandour, Christoph Uehlinger,
Jacques Vermeylen. Thomas Romer, Dr. theol., Jahrgang 1955, ist
Professsor fur Hebraische Bibel am College de France, Paris, und an
der Universitat Lausanne. Jean-Daniel Macchi, Dr. theol., Jahrgang
1963, ist Professor fur Altes Testament an der Faculte de theologie
protestante der Universitat Genf. Christophe Nihan, Dr. theol.,
Jahrgang 1972, ist Professor fur Hebraische Bibel und Geschichte
des Alten Israel an der theologischen und
religionswissenschaftlichen Fakultat der Universitat Lausanne. DE
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