TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,T.Desmond TI - From paradise to the promised land: an introduction to the Pentateuch SN - 0801025974 (pbk.) AV - BS 1225.52 .A44 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Carlisle, Cumbria, U.K., Grand Rapids, MI. PB - Paternoster Press, Baker Academic KW - Bible KW - Pentateuch KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - 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? ER -