Literary Criticism of the Old Testament / Edition 1

by Norman C. Habel

Overview

This well-written introduction to the method of literary criticism gives the reader an awareness and appreciation of the rich diversity of thought found in the Old Testament. The student is shown how to identify the elements of structure, style, form, language, and composition in the books of the Old Testament. Norman Habel demonstrates how literacy criticism works with examples which are familiar and well-suited for a beginner's level of study. The literary features of Genesis 1-9 are fully explored, then the author focuses on the importance of the Yahwist and priestly sources for the whole Pentateuch. This book's explanation of techniques used in the process of literary criticism will be valuable to both student and professor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800601768
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	09/01/1971
Series:	Guides to Biblical Scholarship Old Testament
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Norman C. Habel is a Professorial Fellow at Flinders University in Adelaide. He has long been involved in issues of biblical interpretation, including reading the Bible from an ecological and a decolonizing perspective.

Table of Contents

I. Introducing Literary Criticism

The Discipline of Literary Criticism

Examples of Literary Criticism

II Discovering Literary Sources

Isolating the Evidence of Genesis 1-5

Comparing the Evidence of Genesis 6-9

III Interpreting Literary Sources:

The Yahweh and the Promise

The Yahwist at Work: A Classic Passage

The Need for the Promise

The Patriarchs and the Promise

Moses and the Promise

IV Interpreting Literary Sources

The Priestly Writer and the Covenant

The Priestly Writer at Work

The Abraham Covenant Initiated

The Covenant Remembered in Egypt

The Structuring of the Covenant

Relationship at Sinai

Glossary

Annotated Bibliography