Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch

by Gordon J. Wenham

Overview

Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch offers a clear overview of the "five books of Moses," as well as an introduction to the historical and textual questions that modern scholarship has posed and the answers it has proposed. This critically informed, textually sensitive introduction to the Pentateuch introduces students to

• the basic features of the Pentateuch
• the social world of the Bible
• the latest scholarship on the composition of the Pentateuch
• literary techniques and forms
• theme, composition and rhetorical function of the Pentateuch

In this textbook you will find double-column formatting for ease of use, annotated bibliographies for further reading, sidebar explorations of select historical and textual topics in greater detail, a glossary of terms, and relevant charts and maps.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830853090
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	09/02/2016
Series:	Exploring the Bible Series , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	223
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Gordon J. Wenham is lecturer in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. He was formerly professor of Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire. He is a recognized expert on the Pentateuch and has written commentaries on Genesis, Leviticus and Numbers in addition to numerous studies in the Old Testament.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Key to Panels
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Abbreviations
1. What Is the Pentateuch? Basic Features
2. Genesis 1—11
3. Genesis 12—50
4. Exodus
5. Leviticus
6. Numbers
7. Deuteronomy
8. Theme of the Pentateuch
9. Composition of the Pentateuch
10. Rhetoric of the Pentateuch
11. Epilogue
Glossary
Index

What People are Saying About This

David W. Baker

"This is a very readable introduction by one of the leading evangelical scholars currently working on the Pentateuch. Since this section of Scripture presents concepts and characters foundational for all that follows, this is a very important volume indeed."

Alan Millard

"Gordon Wenham offers a masterly overview of the Pentateuch, then presents and unpacks its problems clearly and fairly. He leads the reader to appreciate both its narratives and its laws, their significance for ancient Israel and their treatment by modern scholars. With his deep perception and respect for Scripture, he has created an outstanding introduction."

Editorial Reviews

"This is a very readable introduction by one of the leading evangelical scholars currently working on the Pentateuch. Since this section of Scripture presents concepts and characters foundational for all that follows, this is a very important volume indeed."

David W. Baker

"An excellent stepping-stone into the world of the Pentateuch."

James R. Hamrick

"Gordon Wenham offers a masterly overview of the Pentateuch, then presents and unpacks its problems clearly and fairly. He leads the reader to appreciate both its narratives and its laws, their significance for ancient Israel and their treatment by modern scholars. With his deep perception and respect for Scripture, he has created an outstanding introduction."

Alan Millard

"An excellent stepping-stone into the world of the Pentateuch."

--James R. Hamrick, Bible Study Magazine, November/December 2008

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