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BL
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879336
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Van Seters, John.
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The life of Moses : : the Yahwist as historian in Exodus-Numbers /\ John Van Seters.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Louisville, Ky. :: Westminster/John Knox Press,, ©1994.
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| Series Statement
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Same as, Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology ;; 10
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xvi, 524 pages ;; 23 cm
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066422038X
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: 9780664220389
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| Notes
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Companion volume to author's Prologue to history.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-488) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Reconstructing the past : Exodus 1-2 -- The call of Moses : Exodus 3:1-4:17 -- The return to Egypt : Exodus 4:18-6:1 -- The plagues of Egypt : Exodus 7-12 -- The origin of Maṣṣôt -- The miracle at the sea -- The wilderness itinerary of J -- The trials in the wilderness before Sinai -- The origin of the courts : Exodus 18 -- The trials in the wilderness after Sinai -- Law and covenant at Sinai : Exodus 19-24 -- The golden calf : Exodus 32 -- Covenant Renewal : Exodus 33-34 -- The spy story : Numbers 13-14 -- The conquest of the kingdoms of Sihon and Og : Numbers 21:21-35 -- The story of Balaam : Numbers 22-24 -- The settlement of the eastern tribes : Numbers 32 -- The death of Moses : Deuteronomy 34 -- Conclusion.
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This companion to Prologue to History: The Yahwist as Historian in Genesis continues the argument that the Yahwist was an antiquarian historian concerned with reconstructing the origins of Israel. Here, John Van Seters examines the corpus of the Yahwist in Exodus-Numbers and explores the literary nature of the work, its limits in the text, its relationship to the history of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings, and its dating in the exilic period.
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He shows how J, the literary work attributed to the Yahwist, integrates a wide diversity of themes and subjects around the biography of Moses.
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In Van Seters's view, J's portrayal of Moses is heavily influenced by prophetic biography and conventional historiographic forms and models, allowing the Yahwist to express a number of major theological themes that address the religious concerns of the exilic period and the diaspora community.
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This book will provide a better understanding of the unity and integrity of Exodus-Numbers in the context of other writings and the general history of the exilic period. It disputes the widely held view that J is merely a collection of accumulated traditions.
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Moses
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Mose
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Moses
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Mozes.
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Mose.
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J document (Biblical criticism)
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11.41 study and interpretation of the Old Testament.
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Historiography.
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J document (Biblical criticism)
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Exodus (bijbelboek)
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Jahwist.
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Numeri (bijbelboek)
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Bible., Exodus-- Historiography.
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Bible., Numbers-- Historiography.
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Bibel, Deuteronomium
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Bibel, Exodus
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Bibel, Numeri
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Bible., Exodus.
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Bible., Numbers.
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Exodus.
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Jahwist
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| Dewey Classification
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222/.12066
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| LC Classification
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BS1245.5.V36 1994
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11.41bcl
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BC 6620rvk
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