From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch

內容簡介

Part 1: 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 -- Part 2: 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?