The Pentateuch: Introducing the Torah

by Thomas B. Dozeman

The Pentateuch is the heart of the Hebrew Bible and the foundational document of Judaism. It is also the focus of tremendous scholarly debate regarding the complex history of its composition. This history will be explored along with analysis of the historical background and ancient Near Eastern parallels for its primeval history, its ancestry narratives and laws, the theological purposes of its final redaction, and its diverse interpretation in communities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800699483
• ISBN13: 9780800699482
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 764 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"