The Meaning of the Pentateuch

by Sailhamer, John H.

• ISBN13: 9780830838677
• ISBN10: 0830838678
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-30
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

Yet through the centuries it has been probed and dissected, weighed and examined, its text peeled back for its underlying history, its discourse analyzed and it words scrutinized. Could there be any stone in Sinai yet unturned?

Author Biography

John H. Sailhamer is professor of Old Testament at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Brea, California. He is the author of several books, including Introduction to Old Testament Theology and The Pentateuch as Narrative.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Abbreviations	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Approaching the Text as Revelation
Understanding the Nature and Goal of Old Testament Theology	p. 59
Finding the Author's Verbal Meaning	p. 68
What Is the "Historical Meaning" of Biblical Texts?	p. 100
Finding the Big Idea in the Final Composition of the Text	p. 149
Rediscovering the Composition of the Pentateuch Within the Tanak
Textual Strategies Within the Tanak	p. 221
The Composition of the Pentateuch	p. 283
Exploring the Composition of Legal Material in the Pentateuch	p. 355
Interpreting the Theology of the Pentateuch
The Nature of Covenant and Blessing in the Pentateuch	p. 419
Is There a "Biblical Jesus" of the Pentateuch?	p. 460
The Purpose of the Mosaic Law in the Pentateuch	p. 537
The Theme of Salvation in the Pentateuch	p. 563
Conclusion	p. 602
Author Index	p. 613
Subject Index	p. 617
Scripture Index	p. 623
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