Deuteronomy: the clue to dating the beginning of the Pentateuch During the time of Hezekiah, King of the Southern Kingdom (715-687), the prophets were already losing their power and influence. The scribes and the priests of the tribe of Shiloh were in the […]
Origins Of The Hebrew Bible
TEN: THE HEBREW BIBLE: The subsequent editions of Deuteronomy: Torah, History
Following on the first edition, Deuteronomy received three new editions, each separated from its predecessor by some forty years. The second edition is known as the Torah edition, Torah meaning teaching, rule, law. Here Moses, the legendary founder of the nation, is portrayed in a post-Exilic context. Moses is its reputed author, and the text, 4:44 […]
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NINE; THE HEBREW BIBLE: The “discovery” of DTR1, the ‘kernel’ of the Pentateuch, in the Temple
The “discovery” of DTR1, the ‘kernel’ of the Pentateuch, in the Temple In 622 BCE, during renovations to the Jerusalem Temple, the high priest Hilkiah discovered a scroll or “law book”, which he showed to the king’s scribe, Shaphan who in turn took it to the king, Josiah<span “font-size:12.0pt;font-family:=”” “times=”” roman”,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:”times=”” roman”;mso-ansi-language:=”” en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa”=””>[1]. The scroll […]
EIGHT: THE HEBREW BIBLE: How the Hebrew Bible came into being
How the Hebrew Bible came into being Image source: http://www.solveisraelsproblems.com/the-remarkable-revival-of-the-hebrew-language/ Think of the Bible the way you would a stratified archaeological site. Some of it was written in the eighth century B.C., some the seventh and then going all the way to the second B.C. So 600 years of compilation. This doesn’t mean that […]
SEVEN: THE HEBREW BIBLE: The rise of the scribe. . .
The rise of the scribe: the transition from oral tradition to the hegemony of text and the orthodoxy of the book< Remember that different forms of Yahwism were each characterised by their own particular brand and interpretation. Even in traditional Yahwism with its pagan associations, there was a competition between rivals, as they merged with one […]