The Realignment of the Priestly Literature: The Priestly Narrative in Genesis and Its Relation to Priestly Legislation and the Holiness School

by King, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9781556356124
• ISBN10: 1556356129
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

Discussions of the Pentateuch still progress in the shadow of Wellhausen's classic source theory known as the Documentary Hypothesis. The theory continues to stimulate a lively and informative exchange in pentateuchal circles, even in the face of significant adjustments to the hypothesis and its alleged abandonment by some. In the midst of this discussion, the priestly literature holds a unique position as the most identifiable of the sources of the Pentateuch. Nevertheless, clarity regarding the character of the Priestly source has been obscured by the disjunction between the P narratives in Genesis and the predominantly legal material assigned to P in the rest of the Pentateuch. This book addresses that disjunction by recognizing the priestly narrative in the book of Genesis as a unique document, which has been incorporated into the larger Priestly source. This discovery also serves to bring further clarity to the redactional relationship between P and H. As a result, this study enriches our understanding of the priestly writings in the Pentateuch.

Author Biography

Thomas J. King is Professor of Old Testament and Chair of the Biblical and Theological Studies Division at Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and Sigla	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
P: A Priestly Legal Manual
The Composition of P	p. 3
The Provenience and Intent of P	p. 28
P[superscript N]: A Northern Priestly Component
The Composition of P[superscript N]	p. 77
The Provenience and Intent of P[superscript N]	p. 109
The H Redaction of the Priestly Literature
The Composition of H	p. 125
The Provenience and Intent of H	p. 152
Bibliography	p. 175
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