The Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible

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Doubleday, 1992 - 273 pages
The only one-volume comprehensive and up-to-date look at the first five books of the Bible, where they came from, and how they came to be. From Adam and Eve in the Garden to Noah's fantastic voyage in the Ark to Moses' parting of the Red Sea, these first books contain the most important and memorable stories in Western civilization.

Contents

Two Centuries of Pentateuchal Scholarship
1
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54
275026
98
From Egypt to Canaan
134
Sinai Covenant and Law
183
Concluding Reflections
229
Abbreviations
244
Subject Index
265
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