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Jason M. H. Gaines
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September 2015
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Fortress Press,U.S.
Published
September 2015
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Much of scholarly research on the Pentateuch has revolved around the question of sources and how they might be identified by differences in vocabulary, theme, and characterization. Jason M. H. Gaines brings a different perspective to the delineation of the Priestly source (P) by applying specific criteria for the identification of biblical Hebrew poetry. These criteria allow him to distinguish a nearly complete poetic P stratum ("Poetic P"), coherent in literary, narrative, and ideological terms, from a later prose redaction ("Prosaic P"), which is fragmentary, supplemental (filling out mundane details including names dates, ages, places, numbers, and so on), and distinct in thematic presentation and apparent theological concern. Gaines describes the whole of the "Poetic P" source and offers a Hebrew reconstruction of the document. He also outlines the different emphases of the two strata, including differences in the characterization of patriarchs and of God's treatment of a disobedient Israel.
The result is a coherent and dramatically innovative understanding of the history of the Priestly composition that is sure to draw keen interest and to open up new vistas in the study of the Pentateuch.
Author
Jason M. H. Gaines
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Fortress Press,U.S.
Published
September 2015
Weight
854g
Page Count
400
Dimensions
122 x 255 x 35 mm
ISBN
9781451494365
ISBN-10
145149436X
Eden Code
4330183
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Author/Creator: Jason M. H. Gaines
ISBN: 9781451494365
Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.
Release Date: September 2015
Weight: 854g
Dimensions: 122 x 255 x 35 mm
Eden Code: 4330183