The contributors to this volume on the literary and editorial history of the books from Genesis to Joshua present a collection of programmatic papers dealing with the history of research and individual points of exegesis which demonstrate the problematic nature of the Yahwist hypothesis and take new approaches to an interpretation of the redaction history of the Hexateuch, particularly in the parts not emanating from the priestly code.
Author Biography
Dr. Jan Christian Gertz ist Professor fur Altes Testament an der Universitat Mainz. Dr. Konrad Schmid ist Professor fur Alttestamentliche Theologie an der Universitat Zurich. Dr. Markus Witte ist Professor fur Altes Testament an der Universitat Frankfurt a.M. "
