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James W. Watts - Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture - 9781405196383 - V9781405196383
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Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture

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Description for Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .

A cutting-edge scholarly review of how the Pentateuch functions as a scripture, and how it came to be ritualized in this way.

Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture is a unique account of the first five books of the Bible, describing how Jews and Christians ritualize the Pentateuch as a scripture by interpreting it, by performing its text and contents, and by venerating the physical scroll and book.

Pentateuchal studies are known for intense focus on questions of how and when the first five books of the Bible were composed, edited, and canonized as scripture. Rather than such purely historical, ... Read more

  • Analyzes the semantic contents of the Pentateuch as oral rhetoric that takes the form of stories followed by lists of laws and sanctions
  • Gives equal space to its ritualization in the iconic and performative dimensions as to its semantic interpretation
  • Fully integrates the cultural history of the Pentateuch and Bible with its influence on Jewish and Christian ritual, and in art, music, theatre, and film

Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture is a groundbreaking work that highlights new research data and organizes the material to focus attention on the Pentateuch’s—and Bible’s— function as a scripture.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405196383
SKU
V9781405196383
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Ref
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About James W. Watts
JAMES W. WATTS is Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University. His research involves the overlaps between rhetoric, ritual and scriptures, with a particular focus on the Pentateuch.

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