This revised edition of From Paradise To The Promised Land offers a detailed and critical overview of the firsat five books of the Bible, as Desmond Alexander considers origin and authorship, major themes concurrent within the text, and the historical and literary character of the Pentateuch.

The first part of the volume is a completely new section on the history of Pentateuchal criticism over the last 250 years and offers a critique of current theories from an evangelical perspective. The second part of the volume provides a survey of the main themes within the Pentateuch by drawing on the best insights of recent research into Hebrew narrative techniques. This introduction to the Pentateuch also outlines the many ways in which the Pentateuchal material is taken up to and used in the New Testament. This will be of especial interest to students of theology and religious studies who are interested in how the material relates to the beliefs and practices of the New Testament church.

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ISBN: 9781842271360
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: PATERNOSTER PRESS - published 15/11/2003
Format: Paperback