The Making of the Pentateuch: A Methodological Study
'Whybray's
recent book is a masterful review of all the options set out by
critical scholarship since Wellhausen, i.e., over the last century. It
is an exhaustive and up to date treatment, concise and highly readable.'
E. Dyck, Crux 'Sensitive to standards of ancient historiography and
parallels from the Greek sphere, Whybray proposes that the Pentateuch is
the work of an ancient historian, possibly designed as a supplement or
prologue to the deuteronomistic history. The analysis of the work of
others and of the state of ÝCHECK REVIEW! ̈ extremely valuable; the
final suggestion makes it all the more engaging. Essential for all
concerned with fundamentals of critical biblical studies.'Get it
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