A Typical Instance of Exaggeration in the Moden Literary Criticism of the Pentateuch

Authors

Walter A. Maier, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

4-1-1932

Document Type

Article

Keywords

hagar, ishmael, skinner, abraham, pentateuch, authorship

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

If the reasons advanced for the composite authorship of the Pentateuch are summarized, it will be evident that they may be reduced, as Driver (Literature of the Old Testament, p. 8) admits, to these two ''phenomena" allegedly betraying distinct documents or sources: "1) The same event is doubly recorded; 2) the language, and frequently the representation as well, varies in different sections."

Disciplines

Biblical Studies

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Genesis 21:12-21;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Maier, Walter A. (1932) "A Typical Instance of Exaggeration in the Moden Literary Criticism of the Pentateuch," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 3, Article 35.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol3/iss1/35