The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation

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John Sailhamer sums up his perspective on the Pentateuch by first settling the hermeneutical question of where we should set our attention. Rather than focus on the history behind the text, Sailhamer is convinced that it is the text itself that should be our primary focus. Along the way he demonstrates that this was in fact the focus of many interpreters in the precritical era. --from publisher description

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The Pentateuch is the foundation for understanding the Old Testament and the Bible as a whole. Yet through the centuries it has been probed and dissected, weighed and examined, its text peeled back for its underlying history, its discourse analyzed and its words weighed. Could there be any stone in Sinai yet unturned?Surprisingly, there is. From a career of study, John Sailhamer sums up his perspective on the Pentateuch by first settling the hermeneutical question of where we should set our attention. Rather than focus on the history behind the text, Sailhamer is convinced that it is the text itself that should be our primary focus. Along the way he demonstrates that this was in fact the focus of many interpreters in the precritical era.Persuaded of the singular vision of the Pentateuch, Sailhamer searches out clues left by the author and the later editor of the Pentateuch that will disclose the meaning of this great work. By paying particular attention to the poetic seams in the text, he rediscovers a message that surprisingly brings us to the threshold of the New Testament gospel.


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Pages   632
Dimensions:   Length: 1.75" Width: 5.75" Height: 8.75"
Weight:   2.1 lbs.
Binding  Softcover
Release Date   Nov 1, 2009
Publisher   IVP-InterVarsity Press
ISBN  0830838678  
EAN  9780830838677  


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It will rock your world...  Nov 21, 2009



(from Justin Taylor Blog) Piper: Sailhamer's The Meaning of the Pentateuch Will Rock Your World

John Piper on John Sailhamer's just-published magnum opus, The Meaning of the Pentateuch (IVP, 2009):

To all pastors and serious readers of the Old Testament--geek, uber geek, under geek, no geek--if you graduated from high school and know the word "m e a n i n g," sell your latest Piper or Driscoll book and buy Sailhamer.

There is nothing like it. It will rock your world. You will never read the "Pentateuch" the same again. It is totally readable. You can skip all the footnotes and not miss a beat.

Last week, when Piper got the book, he tweeted: "I feel like a greedy miser over a chest of gold."

You can read the Introduction of the book online for free.
("Pentateuch" is the name for the first five books of the Bible: Genesis-Deuteronomy.)

Update: It's currently ranked #118 at this site! I'm sure this site didn't see that one coming.... (from Justin Taylor Blog)
 

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