Hauptbeschreibung Joel S. Baden addresses the relationship between the J and E documents in the Pentateuch. He demonstrates that, contrary to the standard claims of classical source criticism, the J and E sources were never combined into a "JE" document. Rather, these two source…
"Joel S. Baden addresses the composition of the Pentateuch, particularly the manner in which its constituent sources were combined to produce the final product. This study stands as both a critique of traditional documentary analysis of the Pentateuch and a defense of its fundam…
Main description: The supplementary hypothesis offered in this book suggests that the search for three or four different fragmentary documents in the Pentateuch is erroneous and that the editorial procedure was one of successive additions upon one original text, an organic proce…
The supplementary hypothesis offered in this book suggests that the search for three or four different fragmentary documents in the Pentateuch is erroneous and that the editorial procedure was one of successive additions upon one original text, an organic procedure in a culture …