The Call of Moses and the Exodus Story
Author | : Jaeyoung Jeon |
Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 3161527267 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783161527265 |
Rating | : 4/5 (265 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Call of Moses and the Exodus Story written by Jaeyoung Jeon and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jaeyoung Jeon examines and assesses recently suggested models for the formation of the Pentateuch through a redactional-critical analysis of the Call of Moses (Exod. 3-4) and the Exodus story (Exod. 5-13). He observes that Exod. 3-4 was formed through a series of stages of Deuteronomistic composition and redaction, to which some post-Priestly additions were made. Comparative analysis suggests that the elements of Deuteronomistic formation precede P and that the direction of influence is from the non-P narrative (Exod. 3-4) to the P call narrative (Exod. 6). Jeon also shows that although some of the literary layers in Exod. 3-4 extend through the Exodus story (Exod. 5-13), the present form of the latter has been shaped by a post-Deuteronomistic but pre-Priestly composition based on an earlier proto-Exodus story. He therefore concludes that the Pentateuch or Hexateuch might be the product of a more complicated process of development than the current models describe.