The Documentary Hypothesis: And the Composition of the Pentateuch

Umberto Cassuto

Shalem Press, 2005 - Religion - 142 pages

Although originally published more than 50 years ago, The Documentary Hypothesis remains a classic in the field of biblical studies. Summary in form and popular in presentation, it provides a masterful exposition of the documentary hypothesis and subjects its exegetical methods and conclusions to a critical review. Based on a comparison of the Pentateuch to ancient Near Eastern literature, an investigation of Hebrew grammatical structures, and brilliant literary analysis, Cassuto argues for the integrity of the biblical text. Book jacket.

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Wow... "Classic" doesn't do this book justice. With seven swipes of his historical-literary sword, Cassuto beheads the Documentary Hypothesis. As we stare in disgust on the bloody corpse which once ...

About the author

Joshua Berman lives in Baltimore, MD.

Abrahams was a premminent English scholar. A reader in rabbinic and talmudic literature at Cambridge, he was a pivotal figure in English intellectual life.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Documentary Hypothesis: And the Composition of the Pentateuch; Contemporary Jewish Thought
• Author: Umberto Cassuto
• Translated by: Israel Abrahams
• Contributor: Joshua Berman
• Publisher: Shalem Press, 2005
• ISBN: 9657052351, 9789657052358
• Length: 142 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament; Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament