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Reading the Pentateuch: A Historical Introduction
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JOHN J. MCDERMOTT, Reading the Pentateuch: A Historical Introduction (New York/ Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2002). Pp. vi + 150. $19.95.
In this volume, McDermott sets out to answer whether the Pentateuch records actual historical events or not, and then to answer what difference it makes if it does or not (p. 1). In reality, these questions only frame the book's discussion, which centers more on identifying ancient Near Eastern customs that shed light on the Pentateuch's stories and on descr...
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