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Inconsistency in the Torah : ancient literary convention and the limits of source criticism

Title
Inconsistency in the Torah : ancient literary convention and the limits of source criticism / Joshua A. Berman.
Author
Berman, Joshua, 1964-
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

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Description
xi, 307 pages; 25 cm
Summary
"Rather than viewing inconsistencies in the Torah as signs of revision, this book identifies precursors for these phenomena in ancient Near Eastern writings. It claims that Enlightenment and German historicist influences corrupted critical study of the Bible, and calls for a return to the more modest agenda set out by Spinoza"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Call Number
JFE 17-5229
ISBN
  • 9780190658809
  • 0190658800
LCCN
2016045243
OCLC
959698471
Author
Berman, Joshua, 1964- author.
Title
Inconsistency in the Torah : ancient literary convention and the limits of source criticism / Joshua A. Berman.
Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Other Form:
Online version: Berman, Joshua, 1964- Inconsistency in the Torah. New York : Oxford University Press, [2017] 9780190658816
Research Call Number
JFE 17-5229
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