LEADER 02674oam 2200589I 450 001 9910779015903321 005 20170721111418.0 010 $a1-134-94593-0 010 $a1-315-53923-3 010 $a1-134-94586-8 010 $a1-78179-006-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315539232 035 $a(CKB)2550000000100382 035 $a(EBL)3060963 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000941816 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12446910 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000941816 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10963926 035 $a(PQKB)10267511 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3060963 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3060963 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10559125 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL909785 035 $a(OCoLC)922958257 035 $a(OCoLC)945975571 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781781790069 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000100382 100 $a20180706e20142012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aOpening the books of Moses /$fDiana Edelman. [and others] 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (200 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aBibleWorld 300 $aFirst published 2012 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen. 311 $a1-84553-685-1 311 $a1-84553-684-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aThe present state of Pentateuchal research and the task of this volume -- The shape, dating and audience of the Pentateuch -- Yehud in the Persian period -- Key themes in the Pentateuch. 330 $aOpening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research; an analysis of how the texts were shaped by their time and audience; an outline of Jewish areas in the Persian period; the study concludes with an analysis of key concerns in the study of the Pentateuch, notably the Torah, geography, ethnicity, the nature of Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult, treaties and oaths, and Moses himself. 410 0$aBible world (London, England) 676 $a222/.106 701 $aEdelman$b Diana Vikander$f1954-$01467473 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779015903321 996 $aOpening the books of Moses$93838727 997 $aUNINA