Chronicles and Exodus An Analogy and Its Application |
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| Author:
| Johnstone, William
Johnstone, William W. |
| Series title: | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-567-37739-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | T&T Clark |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $35.95 |
Book Description:
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This collection of inter-related essays argues that the way in which Chronicles incorporates and develops material from Samuel-Kings offers an analogy for the way in which the final edition of Exodus was produced. Embedded within the text of Exodus there is an earlier Deuteronomistic version recoverable from the reminiscences of the exodus in Deuteronomy. This, it is suggested, is the most objective method available for recreating the literary history of Exodus and must constitute the...
More DescriptionThis collection of inter-related essays argues that the way in which Chronicles incorporates and develops material from Samuel-Kings offers an analogy for the way in which the final edition of Exodus was produced. Embedded within the text of Exodus there is an earlier Deuteronomistic version recoverable from the reminiscences of the exodus in Deuteronomy. This, it is suggested, is the most objective method available for recreating the literary history of Exodus and must constitute the first stage in any analysis of Exodus. Already, it produces some surprisingly radical results.