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A Prophet Like Moses

Prophecy, Law, and Israelite Religion

By: Jeffrey Stackert

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A Prophet Like Moses

Prophecy, Law, and Israelite Religion

By: Jeffrey Stackert

Jeffrey Stackert addresses two of the oldest and most persistent problems in biblical studies: the relationship between prophecy and law in the Hebrew Bible and the utility of the Documentary Hypothesis for understanding Israelite religion. These topics have in many ways dominated pentateuchal studies and the investigation of Israelite religion since the nineteenth century, culminating in Julius Wellhausen's influential Prolegomena to the History of Ancient Israel. Setting his inquiry against this backdrop while drawing on and extending recent developments in pentateuchal theory, Stackert tackles the subject through an investigation of the different presentations of Mosaic prophecy in the four Torah sources. His book shows that these texts contain a rich and longstanding debate over prophecy, its relation to law, and its place in Israelite religion. With this argument, A Prophet Like Moses demonstrates a new role for the Documentary Hypothesis in discussions of Israelite religion. It also provides an opportunity for critical reflection on the history of the field of biblical studies. Stackert concludes with an argument for the importance of situating biblical studies and the study of ancient Israelite religion within the larger field of religious studies rather than treating them solely or even primarily as theological disciplines.

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A Prophet Like Moses

Prophecy, Law, and Israelite Religion

By: Jeffrey Stackert

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Prophecy, Law, and Israelite Religion

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Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch

By: Jeffrey Stackert

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Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch

By: Jeffrey Stackert

This indispensable monograph synthesizes current debates and offers a new historical and literary analysis of the book of Deuteronomy "In this exciting addition to the Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library, Stackert offers something genuinely new: he brilliantly weaves together biblical scholarship, cuneiform literature, and contemporary literary theory. This clearly written and engaging volume examines how the concept of scripture shaped ancient readers' understanding of Deuteronomy."--Bernard M. Levinson, University of Minnesota The book of Deuteronomy introduces and develops many of the essential ideas, events, and texts of both Judaism and Christianity, and it has thus been a resource--and in some instances even a starting point--for investigations of themes and concepts beyond it. In this volume, Jeffrey Stackert deftly guides the reader through major topics in the interpretation of Deuteronomy and its relationship to the other four pentateuchal books. Considering subjects such as the relationship between law and narrative, the role of Deuteronomy in Israel's history, its composition and reception history, the influence of cuneiform legal and treaty traditions, textual and archaeological evidence from the Levant and Mesopotamia, and the status of Deuteronomy within the larger biblical canon, this book introduces ongoing debates surrounding the book of Deuteronomy and offers a contemporary evaluation of the latest textual and material evidence.

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Yale University Press

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0300167512

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Rewriting the Torah

Literary Revision in Deuteronomy and the Holiness Legislation

By: Jeffrey Stackert

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Rewriting the Torah

Literary Revision in Deuteronomy and the Holiness Legislation

By: Jeffrey Stackert

Jeffrey Stackert explores literary correspondences among the pentateuchal legal corpora and especially the relationships between similar laws in Deuteronomy and the Holiness Legislation (Lev 17-26, the so-called "Holiness Code," as well as significant parts of the Priestly source elsewhere in the Pentateuch). Resemblances between these law collections range from broad structure to fine detail and include treatments of similar legal topics, correlations with regard to sequence of laws, and precise grammatical and lexical correspondences. Yet the nature and basis of these resemblances persist as debated points among biblical scholars. Through an analysis of the pentateuchal laws on asylum, seventh-year release, manumission, and tithes, the author argues that the Holiness Legislation depends upon both the Covenant Collection and Deuteronomy. He also elucidates the compositional logic of the Holiness legislators, showing that these authors do not simply replicate pre-existing legal content. Rather, they employ a method of literary revision in which they reconceptualize source material according to their own ideological biases. In the end, the Holiness Legislation proves to be a "super law" that collects and distills the Priestly and non-Priestly laws that precede it. By accommodating, reformulating, and incorporating various viewpoints from these sources, the Holiness authors create a work that is intended to supersede them all.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161492986

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The Legislative Themes of Centralization

From Mandate to Demise

By: Jeffrey G. Audirsch

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The Legislative Themes of Centralization

From Mandate to Demise

By: Jeffrey G. Audirsch

The centralization of the cult mandate in Deuteronomy has captivated scholars for over two centuries. Related to this mandate are five legislative themes--abrogation of idolatry, tithing, the Israelite festival calendar, judiciary officials, and the priesthood. Collectively, these themes are interwoven into the Deuteronomic social, political, and religious infrastructure. Interpreted through an exilic lens, this study examines the themes through the relevant literary strata in the Enneateuch. In doing so, the themes are identified as playing an instrumental role in the demise of the divided monarchy. It is through the demise of the divided monarchy that the book of Deuteronomy, especially the centralization mandate, takes on a new meaning--a utopian desire. Thus, the rhetorical strategy of centralization, once contrived to unify and purify the cult, actually leads to failure and serves as motivation for reform during the exilic period.

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Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch

By: Jeffrey Stackert

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Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East

The Reflexes of Celestial Science in Ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite Narrative

By: Jeffrey L. Cooley

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Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East

The Reflexes of Celestial Science in Ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite Narrative

By: Jeffrey L. Cooley

Modern science historians have typically treated the sciences of the ancient Near East as separate from historical and cultural considerations. At the same time, biblical scholars, dominated by theological concerns, have historically understood the Israelite god as separate from the natural world. Cooley’s study, bringing to bear contemporary models of science history on the one hand and biblical studies on the other hand, seeks to bridge a gap created by 20th-century scholarship in our understanding of ancient Near Eastern cultures by investigating the ways in which ancient authors incorporated their cultures’ celestial speculation in narrative. In the literature of ancient Iraq, celestial divination is displayed quite prominently in important works such as Enuma Eliš and Erra and Išum. In ancient Ugarit as well, the sky was observed for devotional reasons, and astral deities play important roles in stories such as the Baal Cycle and Shahar and Shalim. Even though the veneration of astral deities was rejected by biblical authors, in the literature of ancient Israel the Sun, Moon, and stars are often depicted as active, conscious agents. In texts such as Genesis 1, Joshua 10, Judges 5, and Job 38, these celestial characters, these “sons of God,” are living, dynamic members of Yahweh’s royal entourage, willfully performing courtly, martial, and calendrical roles for their sovereign. The synthesis offered by this book, the first of its kind since the demise of the pan-Babylonianist school more than a century ago, is about ancient science in ancient Near Eastern literature.

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Penn State Press

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1575066939

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Rewriting the Torah

Literary Revision in Deuteronomy and the Holiness Legislation

By: Jeffrey Stackert

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Literary Revision in Deuteronomy and the Holiness Legislation

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The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch

By: Joel S. Baden

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The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch

By: Joel S. Baden

Featuring contributions from internationally-recognized scholars in the study of the Pentateuch, this Handbook provides a comprehensive survey of key topics and issues in contemporary pentateuchal scholarship.

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A Prophet Like Moses

A Prophet Like Moses

A Prophet Like Moses

A Prophet Like Moses

Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch

Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch

Rewriting the Torah

Rewriting the Torah

The Legislative Themes of Centralization

The Legislative Themes of Centralization

Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch

Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch

Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East

Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East

Rewriting the Torah

Rewriting the Torah

The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch

The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch

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