The Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible (Anchor Bible S.) - Hardcover

Blenkinsopp, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038541207X ISBN 13: 9780385412070

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1992

Synopsis

A world-famous biblical scholar presents the only one-volume, comprehensive, and up-to-date analysis of the origin and meaning of the Pentateuch, and the extraordinary scholarship it has inspired.

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Review:

"All mature students of the Bible--scholarly and lay, Jewish, Christian, and secular alike--can profit richly from his learned and elegant discussion."--Jon D. Levenson, Harvard University School of Divinity
"It is clearly the best single introduction currently available on the Pentateuch."--Douglas A. Knight, Vanderbilt University School of Divinity
"I know of no other book on the subject that is so eminently commendable for the range of information it contains, its readability, and the soundness and good sense of its judgments. It deserves the widest possible attention."--R. E. Clements, King's College, University of London

About the Author:

JOSEPH BLENKINSOPP is John A. O'Brien Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Educated at the University of London and Oxford, Blenkinsopp is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association. He has received the National Religious Book Award for his highly acclaimed Prophecy and Canon. He is currently working on a two-volume set on Isaiah for the Anchor Bible Commentary series. He lives in South Bend, Indiana.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 038541207X
• ISBN 13: 9780385412070
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352