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

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Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315- 335) 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 studies -- The main themes of the Pentateuch. An overview of the Pentateuch -- God's temple-city -- 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 -- Toward the promised land -- Murmurings -- Love and loyalty -- Why Israel? -- The Pentateuch and the biblical metanarrative.