The Exodus-Conquest Narrative

The Composition of the Non-Priestly Narratives in Exodus-Joshua

by Stephen Germany

Book cover: The Exodus-Conquest Narrative

Extent: 515 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Biblical Studies

Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament

Series volume number: 115

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2017)

ISBN: 9783161555183

6.57 x 9.13 inches

Price: $199.00

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In this study, Stephen Germany investigates the literary development of the non-priestly narratives in Exod 1-18; 19-24; 32-34; Num 10-16; 20-24; and Josh 1-12. Through a new comparison of the various literary strata in these narratives to priestly texts, the author concludes that a significant portion of the non-priestly narratives in Exodus-Joshua belong to a post-priestly stage of composition. The reconstruction of the remaining pre-priestly narrative in these books supports the theory of an exodus-conquest narrative as one of the literary precursors to the Pentateuch and book of Joshua, challenging both the Documentary Hypothesis and the Deuteronomistic History hypothesis in their various forms.

  • By (author) Stephen Germany