Scholars of the Hebrew Bible explore anew the composition history of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets without either presupposing or excluding the classical theories of the sources. The 11 essays emerged from a two-year consultation in 2007-08 between the Pentateuch Section and Deuteronomistic History Section of the Society. Among the topics are the emergence and disappearance of the separation between the Pentateuch and the Deuteronomistic History in biblical studies, how to recognize a literary work in the Hebrew Bible, the envisioning of the land in the priestly material, Exodus 32-34 and the quest for an Enneateuch, and the criteria of judgment and Deuteronomism in the Books of Kings. The Society of Biblical Literature publishes the paperbound edition; Brill publishes the hardbound. Annotation 2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
