'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: The Deuteronomic School 13 Dec 201810 Dec 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 186. The Deuteronomic school, as we have seen, had connections with both…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: Deuteronomy and the Law of the King 11 Dec 201810 Dec 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 183-184. The "law of the king" [Deuteronomy 17:14-20] seems to have been…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: The Problem of Kadesh 6 Dec 201827 Nov 2018 Micheal D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 165-166. Identification of most of the places named [the Priestly portions of…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: The Most Complicated Book of the Pentateuch 4 Dec 201826 Nov 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 160. Numbers is the most complicated book of the entire Pentateuch, in…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michal D. Coogan: Dating the “Holiness Code” of Leviticus 8 Nov 20185 Nov 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 153. Since the late nineteenth century, scholars have identified chapters 17-26 of…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: Leviticus and P 6 Nov 20185 Nov 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 146-147. [T]he book of Leviticus is a composite work. This is confirmed…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: The Golden Calf Incident 1 Nov 201829 Oct 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 138. Closer examination of the narrative in Exodus 32, however, reveals much…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: The Covenant Code and the Code of Hammurapi 30 Oct 201829 Oct 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 132. Both the Code of Hammurapi and the Covenant Code set the…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: Three Different Versions of the Ten Commandments 25 Oct 201822 Oct 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Literary and Historical Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 123. It is important to note that the Bible contains three different versions…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: The Importance of Covenant 23 Oct 201822 Oct 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Literary and Historical Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 118. The concept of covenant is central to the Bible. Its significance…
