Overview
The purpose of this book is to introduce the Pentateuch to (under)graduate students by approaching it from the perspective of five theological polarities: chaos-creation (Genesis), slavery-freedom (Exodus), defilement-holiness (Leviticus), wilderness-homeland (Numbers), and conflict-covenant (Deuteronomy). It examines these polarities in light of other great texts from the ancient Near East (and Qur'an) in the hope of ushering the reader into a deeper understanding of the one God revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael S Moore
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.417kg
ISBN: 9781666780802
ISBN 10: 1666780804
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 02 May 2024
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""I am pleased to recommend this short and well-informed volume. This is a worthy volume that should receive a good reception by students and scholars alike and find a useful place in courses on the Pentateuch."" --Lee Martin McDonald, president emeritus and professor of biblical studies, Acadia Divinity College ""Michael Moore has recognized that the power of the Bible lies in the tensions it presents, and that the task of interpretation is not to resolve those tensions but to stand and survive at their generative intersections. In the Torah the Israelite ancestors do this work, and the literary record they have left behind beckons us to follow them. Moore offers an attentive guide to accompany us on the way."" --Mark McEntire, professor of biblical studies, Belmont University ""Michael Moore has written a concise and stimulating introduction to the Pentateuch as a 'great text' among other epic masterworks in the ancient world. He focuses on the present form of the text, guiding the reader through a series of contrasting themes that link the five books into a literary whole, recounting a journey from chaos in Genesis to covenant in Deuteronomy."" --Thomas B. Dozeman, professor of Old Testament, United Theological Seminary"
Author Information
Michael S. Moore, director of the Arizona Research Center for the Ancient Near East (arcaneaz.com), is a faculty associate at Fuller Theological Seminary and Arizona State University, and the author of WealthWatch: A Study of Socioeconomic Conflict in the Bible, WealthWarn: A Study of Socioeconomic Conflict in Hebrew Prophecy, and WealthWise: A Study of Socioeconomic Conflict in Hebrew Wisdom (all by Pickwick Publications).
