Monotheism in the Pentateuch
Issue: Vol 40 No. 1 (2021)
Journal: Religious Studies and Theology
Subject Areas: Religious Studies Buddhist Studies Islamic Studies Biblical Studies
DOI: 10.1558/rsth.40519
Abstract:
Abstract: The Israelites sojourning in Egypt formed a well-organized society. Their traditions and sacrificial ritual reflected their Mesopotamian origin and were not easily discarded. Moses’ authority was repeatedly challenged. The Pentateuch was composed to consolidate the introduction of monotheism. The JE section formulates a monotheistic account of the history of humanity. The P section establishes a monotheistic sacrificial ritual. Deuteronomy envisages a monotheistic society. The three sections complement each other and form a coherent statement of monotheism.
Author: Josef Schubert
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Bible Editions
Hebrew
OT Hebrew Old Testament, London: British and Foreign Bible Society, reprint 1960.
Samaritan Pentateuch— Interlinear Pentateuch
Translations
[Aramaic
Targum Sperber, Alexander, The Bible in Aramaic, vols. 1–3, Leiden: Brill, 2004.
English
The Complete Parallel Bible. Oxford University press, 1993
NRSV New Revised Standard Version
REB Revised English Bible
NAB New American Bible
NJB New Jerusalem Bible
Spanish
La Biblia: La Palabra de Dios Para Todos. Fort Worth, Tex.: Centro Mundial de Tradución de la Biblia