Texts > Tanakh > Torah/Pentateuch

Individual Books

Art/Illustration

• Bible Images: Five Books of Moses - engravings illustrating Pentateuchal stories

Characterization

• The Legal Characterization of Moses in the Rhetoric of the Pentateuch - by James W. Watts, Journal of Biblical Literature 117 (1998) 415-426

Family Structures

• A Rejoinder to A. Brenner, "Regulating 'Sons' and 'Daughters' in the Torah and in Proverbs: Some Preliminary Insights" - by Francis Landy, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.11 (2005)
• Regulating 'Sons' and 'Daughters' in the Torah and in Proverbs: Some Preliminary Insights - by Athalya Brenner, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.10 (2005)

History of Interpretation

• Nouvelles recherches sur le Pentateuque. A propos de quelques ouvrages récents - by Thomas Römer, Études Théologiques et Religieuses 2002.1; abstract

Israel in the Torah

• Israel as Son of God in Torah - by John J. Schmitt, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Summer 2004)

Literary and Rhetorical Aspects

• Reader Identification and Alienation in the Legal Rhetoric of the Pentateuch - by James W. Watts, Biblical Interpretation 7 (1999) 101-112

Literary History

• Conflicting Constructions of Divine Presence in the Priestly Tabernacle - by Benjamin D. Sommer, Biblical Interpretation 9.1 (2001) 41-63; abstract publicly viewable, full text viewable by subscribers
• E - chapter 15 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968)
• J and the Law - chapter 13 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968)
• Literary history of the Pentatuch - abstracted from John Barton, "Source Criticism," in Anchor Bible Dictionary by Lyle Eslinger, University of Calgary
• Moses and the Authorship of the Pentateuch - by Lyle Eslinger, University of Calgary
• New Directions in Pooh Studies: Überlieferungs- und religionsgeschichtliche Studien zum Pu-Buch - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967-1998, Volume 2 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 830-39
• Literature of the Middle Period - chapter 22 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968); treats the Deuteronomists, the Holiness Code, and the Priestly writers
• P -- Understanding the Priestly Source - by Victor Hurowitz, Bible Review (June 1996)
• Rhetorical Strategy in the Composition of the Pentateuch - by James W. Watts, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 68 (1995) 3-22
• The Analysis of the Pentateuch - chapter 3 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968)
• The Torah as One, Three or Five Books: An Introduction to the Macro-Structural Problem of the Pentateuch - by Hendrik Koorevaar, Hiphil 3 (2006)

Miscellaneous Articles and Essays

• Public Readings and Pentateuchal Law - by James W. Watts, Vetus Testamentum 45 (1995) 540-547
• Que faire du Jubilée? - by Antoine Nouis, Etudes Théologiques et Religieuses 2000.1
• The Sabbatical/Jubilee Cycle and the Seven-Year Famine in Egypt - by C. Carmichael, Biblica 80 (1999); full text

Priestly Source

• “Une Historie Sans Fin.” L’Impasse Herméneutique de la Notion de “Pays” dans l’Ouevre Sacerdotale (Pg) - by Michaela Bauks, Études Théologiques et Religieuses (2003.2); abstract only
• L’impureté selon P. Une lecture théologique - by Alfred Marx, Biblica 82 (2001) 363-384

Reference

• Pentateuch - Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)

Sabbath

• Le Shabbat: un temple dans le temps - by Michaela Bauks, Études Théologiques et Religieuses (2002.4); abstract

Syntax

• Hebrew Syntax in the Organization of Laws and its Adaptation in the Septuagint - by John Zhu-En Wee, Biblica 85 (2004) 523-544

Theology

• The Law of Christ and the Law of Moses: Reflections on a Recent Trend in Interpretation - by Todd A. Wilson, Currents in Biblical Research 5 (2006) 123-144; abstract with full text options

Book Reviews

• Alexander, T. D., From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch (Baker, 2002) - reviewed by Jean-Daniel Macchi, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Alexander, T. Desmond and David W. Baker, eds., Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (InterVarsity, 2003) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (October 2005)
• Blenkinsopp, Joseph, Treasures Old and New: Essays in the Theology of the Pentateuch (Eerdmans, 2004) - reviewed by Thomas B. Dozeman, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Brenner, Athalya, ed. Exodus to Deuteronomy (Feminist Companion to the Bible, Second Series 5; Sheffield, 2000) - reviewed by R. Christopher Heard, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)
• Britt, Brian, Rewriting Moses: The Narrative Eclipse of the Text (T&T Clark, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Mark McEntire, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
  • Reviewed by George Savran, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Campbell, Anthony F. and Mark A. O'Brien, Rethinking the Pentateuch: Prolegomena to the Theology of Ancient Israel (Westminster John Knox, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Thomas Römer, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
  • Reviewed by Thomas Dozeman, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Dahm, Ulrike, Opferkult und Priestertum in Alt-Israel: Ein kultur- und religionswissenschaftlicher Beitrag (de Gruyter, 2003) - reviewed by Christophe Nihan, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Fox, Everett. The Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy: A New Translation with Introductions, Commentary, and Notes (Shocken Bible 1; Schocken, 1995) - reviewed by Steve A. Wiggins, Anglican Theological Review (Fall 1997)
• Friedman, Richard Elliot, The Bible with Sources Revealed: A New View into the Five Books of Moses (HarperSanFrancisco, 2003) - reviewed by Christoph Levin, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Gane, Roy E., Cult and Character: Purification Offerings, Day of Atonement, and Theodicy (Eisenbrauns, 2005) - reviewed by Christian Eberhart, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Gertz, Jan Christian, Tradition und Redaktion in der Exoduserzählung. Untersuchungen zur Endredaktion des Pentateuch (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000) - reviewed by Anselm C. Hagedorn, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Gertz, Jan Christian, Konrad Schmid and Markus Witte, eds., Abschied vom Jahwisten: Die Komposition des Hexateuch in der jüngsten Diskussion (de Gruyter, 2002) - reviewed by Rolf Rentdorff, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Gilders, William K., Blood Ritual in the Hebrew Bible: Meaning and Power (Johns Hopkins, 2004) - reviewed by Mark McEntire, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Gooder, Paula. The Pentateuch: A Story of Beginnings (Continuum, 2000) - reviewed by Mark McEntire, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)
• Jackson, Bernard S., Studies in the Semiotics of Biblical Law (Sheffield, 2002) - reviewed by James W. Watts, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Laffey, Alice L., The Pentateuch: A Liberation-Critical Reading (Fortress, 1998)
  • Reviewed by James W. Watts, Review of Biblical Literature (1999)
• Modéus, Martin, Sacrifice and Symbol: Biblical Šĕlāmîm in a Ritual Perspective (Almqvist & Wiksell, 2005) - reviewed by James Watts, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Nicholson, Ernest, The Pentateuch in the Twentieth Century: The Legacy of Julius Wellhausen (Clarendon Press, 1998)
  • Reviewed by Benjamin D. Sommer, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
  • Reviewed by James W. Watts, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Merkur, Dan, The Mystery of Manna: The Psychedelic Sacrament of the Bible (Park Street Press, 2000) - Reviewed by Horace Jeffery Hodges, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Schmidt, Ludwig, Gesammelte Aufsätze zum Pentateuch (de Gruyter, 1998) - reviewed by Gary N. Knoppers, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Sparks, Kenton L., The Pentateuch: An Annotated Bibliography (Baker, 2002) - reviewed by Amos Frisch, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Suh, Myung Soo, The Tabernacle in the Narrative History of Israel from the Exodus to the Conquest (Lang, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Thomas Hieke, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by David Graves, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Watts, James W. Reading Law: The Rhetorical Shape of the Pentateuch (Sheffield, 1999) - reviewed by Christopher L. K. Grundke, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Weeks, Noel, Admonition and Curse: The Ancient Near Eastern Treaty/Covenant Form as a Problem in Inter-Cultural Relationships (T&T Clark, 2004) - reviewed by John Engle, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Wenham, Gordon J., Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch (InterVarsity, 2003) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (June 2005)
• Wijk-Bos, Johanna W. H. van, Making Wise the Simple: The Torah in Christian Faith and Practice (Eerdmans, 2005) - reviewed by Albert Hogeterp, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)