For many years, the historical-critical quest for a reconstruction of the origin(s) and development of the Pentateuch or Hexateuch has been dominated by the documentary hypothesis, the heuristic power of which has produced a consensus so strong that an interpreter who did not operate within its framework was hardly regarded as a scholar.
However, the relentless march of research on this topic has continued to yield new and refined analyses, data, methodological tools, and criticism.
In this s.
Eisenbrauns Exploring the composition of the pentateuch, hardcover/l. s. baker
