{"product_id":"opening-the-books-of-moses-diana-v-edelman-9781845536848","title":"Opening the Books of Moses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpening the Books of Moses\u003c\/em\u003e presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research; an analysis of how the texts were shaped by their time and audience; an outline of Jewish areas in the Persian period; the study concludes with an analysis of key concerns in the study of the Pentateuch, notably the Torah, geography, ethnicity, the nature of Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult, treaties and oaths, and Moses himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana V. Edelman,Philip R. Davies,Christophe Nihan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845536843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845536848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012","brand":"Diana V. Edelman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113739301119,"sku":"9781845536848","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efdccf4d-ab88-4cac-bb0b-ae14cbcaced2.jpg?v=1769616999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/opening-the-books-of-moses-diana-v-edelman-9781845536848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}