From Paradise to the Promised Land

This text has been a popular introduction to the Pentateuch for over fifteen years, offering a unique alternative to the critical approaches that focus on the composition of these books rather than the actual content. With this new edition, T. Desmond Alexander keeps the book fresh and relevant for contemporary students by updating the references and adding material that reflects recent pentateuchal research as well as the author’s maturing judgments. The result is a revision that will prove valuable for many years to come.

1. Introduction to Pentateuchal Criticism

2. The Rise of the Documentary Hypothesis

3. Going behind the Documents

4. The Documentary Hypothesis under Threat

5. The Sinai Narrative–A Test Case

6. The Future of Pentateuchal Studies

7. An Overview of the Pentateuch

8. God’s Temple-City

9. The Royal Lineage in Genesis

10. The Blessing of the Nations

11. Paradise Lost

12. By Faith Abraham . . .

13. Who Is the LORD?

14. The Passover

15. The Covenant at Sinai

16. The Tabernacle

17. Be Holy

18. The Sacrificial System

19. The Clean and the Unclean Foods

20. Toward the Promised Land

21. Murmurings

22. Love and Loyalty

23. Why Israel?

24. The Pentateuch and the Biblical Metanarrative

Recommended Further Reading

Indexes