Author: Will. T. Hamilton
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Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Author: William T. Hamilton (D.D.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Author: William Thomas Hamilton
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Author: William Thomas Hamilton
Publisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Author: Edwin Cone Bissell
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 506

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Author: George Herbert Livingston
Publisher: Grand Rapids : Baker Book House
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Author: Andrews Norton (Professor of Sacred History in the Howard University, Massachusetts.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Author: James W. Watts
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405196386
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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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.

Author: Andrews Norton
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Author: Walter Houston
Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 0334043859
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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This book introduces students with a little background in biblical studies to the scholarly study of the Pentateuch (Genesis to Deuteronomy). Existing introductions to the Pentateuch are either mainly concerned with historical criticism or taken up with a survey of the contents of the five books, or both. This book is distinctive in that every chapter is concerned with the whole Pentateuch, and in that it approaches the subject from three completely different points of view, following the way in which biblical scholarship has developed over the past 30 years. The first part attempts to understand the text as it stands, as narrative, law and covenant. The second surveys the work that has been done on the history and development of the text, and its historicity. The third is concerned with its reception and interpretation. There are many detailed examples throughout, and aids to study include tables and boxes in the text, questions to enable students to come to grips with the issues either in private study or in class, and detailed guides to further reading.