The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary - Softcover

Sailhamer, John H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310574218 ISBN 13: 9780310574217

Publisher: Zondervan Academic, 1995

Synopsis

Most scholars studying the first five books of the Bible either attempt to dissect it into various pre-pentateuchal documents or, at the very least, analyze Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy as separate, self-contained documents. The Pentateuch As Narrative focuses on the narrative and literary continuity of the Pentateuch as a whole. It seeks to disclose how the original Jewish readers may have viewed this multivolume work of Moses. Its central thesis is that the Pentateuch was written from the perspective of one who had lived under the Law of the Covenant established at Mount Sinai and had seen its failure to produce genuine trust in the Lord God of Israel. In this context, the Pentateuch pointed the reader forward to the hope of the New Covenant, based on divine faithfulness. Throughout the commentary Dr. Sailhamer pays close attention to and interacts with a wide range of classical and contemporary literature on the Pentateuch, written by Jews, Catholics, and Protestants.

About this title

About the Author:

John H. Sailhamer was formerly associate professor of Old Testament and semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. His other works include An Introduction to Old Testament Theology and The NIIV Compact Bible Commentary.

Synopsis:

This unique commentary on the Pentateuch focuses on the narrative as it stands, rather than on the historical backgrounds.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0310574218
• ISBN 13: 9780310574217
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 546