Dewey Decimal221.6/6
SynopsisReinhard Kratz provides an introduction to the narrative books of the Old Testament (Genesis to Nehemiah), explaining their sources and the nature of their composition. He analyses the texts in an open and introductory manner, on the basis of a few undisputed basic assumptions- - a distinction between Priestly and non-Priestly text in the Pentateuch - the special position of Deuteronomy - a Deuteronomistic revision of Joshua - 2 Kings - and the literary use of the books of Samuel and Kings by Chronicles. This is the first study of its kind since Martin Noth's classic studies of the Pentateuch and Deuteronomic history., Reinhard Kratz provides an introduction to the narrative books of the Old Testament (Genesis to Nehemiah), explaining their sources and the nature of their composition.....He analyses the texts in an open and introductory manner, on the basis of a few undisputed basic assumptions:..- a distinction between Priestly and non-Priestly text in the Pentateuch..- the special position of Deuteronomy..- a Deuteronomistic revision of Joshua - 2 Kings..- and the literary use of the books of Samuel and Kings by Chronicles.....This is the first study of its kind since Martin Noth's classic studies of the Pentateuch and Deuteronomic history.