The Priestly Narrative in Numbers 13-14

A Contribution to the Debate on the Extent of Pg
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-16-164195-4
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 179 Seiten, fadengeheftete Broschur, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 752 g

Reihe: Forschungen zum Alten Testament : 2. Reihe

In den letzten Jahrzehnten ist der Umfang der Priestergrundschrift (Pg) in die Diskussion geraten. In dieser Studie argumentiert Bruna Velcic, dass Pg nicht mit der Sinai-Perikope endet, sondern einen Strang in Numeri 13-14* einschließt, wo die Frage der Gabe des Landes behandelt wird.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Velcic, Bruna

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter 1 The Divine Promises to Abraham (Gen 17) and the Extent of Pg1. Numerous Descendants
2. The "Being the God of Abraham and His Descendants"
3. The Land of Canaan
4. Concluding Summary

Chapter 2 Demarcation of the "Canaan" Narrative: Diachronic Analysis of Num 13-14*
1. The Sending out of the Scouts (13,1-20)
2. The Exploration of the Land (13,21-24)
3. The Return and the Report of the Scouts (13,25-33)
4. The Rebellion of the People (14,1-10a)
5. The Divine Intervention and the Death of the Scouts (14,10b-39)
6. A Failed Attempt at Conquest
7. Concluding Summary

Chapter 3 Arguments against the "Canaan" Account's Attribution to Pg
1. The Redactional Character of the Account
2. The Absence of a Narrative Connection with the Previous Pg Texts
3. Questions Relating to the Vocabulary
4. Questions Relating to the Content
5. Concluding Summary

Chapter 4 Arguments in Favour of the "Canaan" Account's Attribution to Pg
1. Narrative Link with the Previous Pg Passages
2. Structure and Content
3. The Narrative Style
4. Concluding Summary
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Velcic, Bruna
Born 1977; 2002 BTh from the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Rijeka, University of Zagreb; 2007 SSL and 2022 SSD from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome; Assistant Professor at the University Centre for Protestant Theology Matthias Flacius Illyricus at the University of Zagreb.

Velcic, Bruna
Born 1977; 2002 BTh from the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Rijeka, University of Zagreb; 2007 SSL and 2022 SSD from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome; Assistant Professor at the University Centre for Protestant Theology Matthias Flacius Illyricus at the University of Zagreb.