Does the idea of the Old Testament as a Hellenistic Book prevent source criticism of the Pentateuch?
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Does the idea of the Old Testament as a Hellenistic Book prevent source criticism of the Pentateuch? / Lemche, Niels Peter.
In: Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2011, p. 75-92.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Does the idea of the Old Testament as a Hellenistic Book prevent source criticism of the Pentateuch?
AU - Lemche, Niels Peter
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - It is sometimes maintained that the dating of the Old Testament to the Hellenistic Period precludes any serious critical analysis of, in this case, the Pentateuchal narrative. It is my intent in this paper to state that this is not the case. On the contrary, the idea of the “Endprodukt” coming from a special period says little about the date of its individual parts. The essay will provide examples to show how the Pentateuchal stories rely on traditions (some will today say “memories”) with a very old history of their own. Furthermore it is also the aim of this paper to warn against a pan-Hellenism as a substitute for the old “pan-Babylonism.” There is no need to exchange a Babel-Bibel Streit with a new Hellas-Bibel Streit.
AB - It is sometimes maintained that the dating of the Old Testament to the Hellenistic Period precludes any serious critical analysis of, in this case, the Pentateuchal narrative. It is my intent in this paper to state that this is not the case. On the contrary, the idea of the “Endprodukt” coming from a special period says little about the date of its individual parts. The essay will provide examples to show how the Pentateuchal stories rely on traditions (some will today say “memories”) with a very old history of their own. Furthermore it is also the aim of this paper to warn against a pan-Hellenism as a substitute for the old “pan-Babylonism.” There is no need to exchange a Babel-Bibel Streit with a new Hellas-Bibel Streit.
KW - Faculty of Theology
KW - Gammel Testamente
U2 - 10.1080/09018328.2011.568210
DO - 10.1080/09018328.2011.568210
M3 - Journal article
VL - 25
SP - 75
EP - 92
JO - Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
JF - Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
SN - 0901-8328
IS - 1
ER -
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