Editing the Bible: The Romantic Myths about Authors and Editors

Contrary to certain trends in Pentateuchal scholarship, which want to eliminate the »author« from biblical study as a modern invention, the classical world identified the writers of a broad range of literary genres as authors, including writers of legal and historical texts, such as one finds in the...

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Main Author: Van Seters, John 1935- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2014
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2014, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 343-354
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jurisprudence / Historical studies / Work / Redakteur / Bible. Pentateuch, Bible. Pentateuch / Deuteronomium
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
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Summary:Contrary to certain trends in Pentateuchal scholarship, which want to eliminate the »author« from biblical study as a modern invention, the classical world identified the writers of a broad range of literary genres as authors, including writers of legal and historical texts, such as one finds in the Bible. By contrast, editors/redactors - as those who restored ancient texts to their more original form for publication, or who published original works of authors in print, or who reproduced collections of folklore - were the invention of the modern era. Consequently, the Pentateuch cannot be the product of editors/redactors, but the work of authors who produced historical and legal works, such as D-Dtr, J, and P.
ISSN:2192-2284
Contains:Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/219222714X14115480974970