The Problem of Deuteronomy (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

James Simon Griffiths

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332181546 ISBN 13 : 9781332181544

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

An investigation into the history of the book of Deuteronomy, this text brings together various critical viewpoints to survey the range of modern scholarship on the topic. From its potential Mosaic origins, through its historical, literary, and prophetic influences, to the critical theories which have shaped its modern interpretation, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of this key religious text. The author presents a nuanced, accessible analysis of the key themes of the book, making it an invaluable resource for students, religious scholars, and lay readers alike.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Problem of Deuteronomy

This little book is a revised and enlarged edition of the Bishop Jeune Memorial Fund Prize Essay(1909) on The Historical Truth and Divine Authority of the Book of Deuteronomy. It is mainly an attempt to present as clearly and concisely as possible the chief arguments for and against the Mosaic origin of Deuteronomy, so that the English reader may be able to test them for himself, and arrive at a just conclusion on this important and much-debated question. When the author first thought of competing for the Jeune Prize it was his intention to make the critical theory as set forth in Dr. Drivers Commentary, the Hastings Dictionary, etc., the starting-point of his own Essay. His change of plan is, he believes, fully vindicated in the following pages. He has earnestly endeavoured to be quite fair to those from whom he differs, to avoid any misrepresentation of their views, and to abstain from anything in the nature of special pleading. Among those scholars to whom he is indebted for much of the material used in the preparation of the Essay, he would specially mention Prof. Robinson Genesis of Deuteronomy); Dr. Jas. Orr Problem of the Old Testament); and H.M. Wiener Studies in Biblical Law, and Essays in Pentateuchal Criticism). He has also derived considerable assistance from critical works. Owing to the numerous differences on fundamental points e.g., the extent of Deuteronomy, its author, age, aim, and relation to the other codes) among the various advocates of the Graf-Wellhausen theories, he found in many cases the most effective arguments against some of the assured results of modern criticism, not in the pages of conservative writers, but in those of the modern critics themselves!

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332181546
• ISBN 13: 9781332181544
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
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