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Document Details : Title: Old and New in the Book of Numbers Author(s): SKA, Jean Louis Journal: Biblica Volume: 95 Issue: 1 Date: 2014 Pages: 102-116 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.95.1.3186103 Abstract : Among the numerous questions raised by the Book of Numbers, this article treats three of them: (1) The unique complexity of the Book of Numbers; (2) The four main types of solutions proposed by scholars, namely different versions of the documentary hypothesis; two main and three secondary redactional layers (R. Achenbach); a series of Fortschreibungen; a mere synchronic reading of Numbers; (3) The presence or absence of the Priestly Writer in Numbers. |
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