The Meaning of the Pentateuch

Revelation, Composition and Interpretation

By John H. Sailhamer

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 632 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: October 2009

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3867-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3867-7
IVP Order Code: 3867

Related Subjects

Pentateuch

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction

Part One: Approaching the Text as Revelation
1 Understanding the Nature and Goal of Old Testament Theology
2 Finding the Author's Verbal Meaning
3 What Is the "Historical Meaning" of Biblical Texts?
4 Finding the Big Idea in the Final Composition of the Text

Part Two: Rediscovering the Composition of the Pentateuch Within the Tanak
5 Textual Strategies Within the Tanak
6 The Composition of the Pentateuch
7 Exploring the Composition of Legal Material in the Pentateuch

Part Three: Interpreting the Theology of the Pentateuch
8 The Nature of Covenant and Blessing in the Pentateuch
9 Is There a "Biblical Jesus" of the Pentateuch?
10 The Purpose of Mosaic Law in the Pentateuch
11 The Theme of Salvation in the Pentateuch

Conclusion
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index