| The Books of Moses Revisited Contributor(s): Lawrence, Paul J. N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 149826056X ISBN-13: 9781498260565 Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Biblical Reference - General |
| Dewey: 221.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.94 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Description: Who wrote the first five books of the Bible? Does it really matter who did? The Books of Moses Revisited explores this question by comparing the covenants of Exodus/Leviticus and Deuteronomy with the inter-state treaties of the late second millennium BC. Some compelling similarities come to light, both in the pattern adopted and in many small details. Lawrence clearly demonstrates this with many examples and diagrams, yet without assuming that readers possess a detailed knowledge of ancient history and linguistics. Despite the entrenchment of the widely held theory--the so-called Documentary Hypothesis--that the first five books of the Bible were the product of an anonymous editor living many centuries after Moses, this book argues that the first five books of the Bible bear many hallmarks of being late second millennium BC compositions and that Moses should not be ruled out as being the author. The book also explores how several ancient texts--the Egyptian Story of Sinuhe, the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey--were transmitted in antiquity and suggests that a similar process also lies behind the transmission of the first five books of the Bible. About the Contributor(s): Paul Lawrence works for SIL International in checking Bible Translations. He is the author of The IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006). |
