The Place of the Law in the Religion of Ancient Israel, Vol. 100
Over a hundred years ago, Wellhausen's revolutionary aim in his "Prolegomena" was to prove that the Priestly legal sections of the Pentateuch reflect postexilic Judaism and must be considered a deviation from the prophetic religion which preceded it. The present study points out the biased assumptions underlying Wellhausen's theory and the fallacies in this thesis. A strong case is made for the antiquity of the Priestly Code and its antedating the Book of Deuteronomy in light of many...
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Over a hundred years ago, Wellhausen's revolutionary aim in his "Prolegomena" was to prove that the Priestly legal sections of the Pentateuch reflect postexilic Judaism and must be considered a deviation from the prophetic religion which preceded it. The present study points out the biased assumptions underlying Wellhausen's theory and the fallacies in this thesis. A strong case is made for the antiquity of the Priestly Code and its antedating the Book of Deuteronomy in light of many parallels between the Priestly Law and ritual texts from the Ancient Near East, and an examination of the mythic outlook in P which distinguishes it from both Deuteronomy and Second Isaiah.
AbbreviationsIntroductionPt. 1A revision of Wellhausen's Prolegomena1The basic prejudice of the Prolegomena32Wellhausen's literary criticism and its fallacy163Social and cultic institutions in the priestly source against their ancient near eastern background344Wellhausen in light of his contemporaries64Pt. 2Theological features in the Pentateuch5Theological currents in pentateuchal literature776God the creator in the priestly source and Deutero-Isaiah95AppConcerning the sabbath and circumcision in P119Bibliography125Indices139
