From paradise to the promised land : an introduction to the Pentateuch /

Alexander, T. Desmond.

From paradise to the promised land : an introduction to the Pentateuch / T.D. Alexander. - 2nd ed. - Carlisle, Cumbria, U.K. : Grand Rapids, MI. : Paternoster Press ; Baker Academic, c2002. - xxi, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-318) and indexes.

Pentateuchal criticism. Introduction to Pentateuchal criticism ; The rise of the documentary hypothesis ; Going behind the documents ; The documentary hypothesis under threat ; The Sinai narrative : a test case ; The future of Pentateuchal studies -- The main themes of the Pentateuch. An overview of the Pentateuch ; The royal lineage in Genesis ; The blessing of the nations ; Paradise lost ; By faith Abraham-- ; Who is the Lord? ; The Passover ; The covenant at Sinai ; The tabernacle ; Be holy ; The sacrificial system ; The clean and the unclean foods ; Towards the Promised Land ; Murmurings ; Love and loyalty ; Why Israel?

0801025974 (pbk.) 9780801025976 (pbk.) 1842271369 9781842271360

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GBA3-02402


Bible.--Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS 1225.52 / .A44 2002