The Exodus-conquest Narrative

The Composition of the Non-priestly Narratives in Exodus-Joshua

• Author(s): Stephen Germany,
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Pages: 515
• ISBN_10: 316155518X
  ISBN_13: 9783161555183
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Bibles / General , Religion / Biblical Studies / General , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament , Religion / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Pentateuch , Religion / Christianity / General ,

Description:... In this study, Stephen Germany investigates the literary development of the non-priestly narratives in Exod 1-18; 19-24; 32-34; Num 10-16; 20-24; and Josh 1-12. Through a new comparison of the various literary strata in these narratives to priestly texts, the author concludes that a significant portion of the non-priestly narratives in Exodus-Joshua belong to a post-priestly stage of composition. The reconstruction of the remaining pre-priestly narrative in these books supports the theory of an exodus-conquest narrative as one of the literary precursors to the Pentateuch and book of Joshua, challenging both the Documentary Hypothesis and the Deuteronomistic History hypothesis in their various forms.