'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: Deuteronomy and the Law of the King 11 Dec 2018December 10, 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 2018November 27, 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 2018November 26, 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 2018November 5, 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 2018November 5, 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 2018October 29, 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 2018October 29, 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 2018October 22, 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 2018October 22, 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…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: Embellishment in the Exodus Story 18 Oct 2018October 15, 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Literary and Historical Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 108. Given the importance of the Exodus, it is not surprising that…
