`the publication of this book is quite welcome. Nicholson does not
merely survey the history of the field ... He reviews many studies
in great detail and subjects their assumptions, their reasoning,
and their treatment of sample passages to a close analysis. This
well-written book is both crucial reading for Pentateuch
specialists and an excellent aid for other biblicists who need to
keep abreast of the revolutions and counter-revolutions that have
taken
place in Pentateuchal criticism.'
Benjamin D. Sommer, Review of Biblical Literature.
`This book ... treats the gamut of modern Christian scholarship on
the Pentateuch in the last two centuries, and this comprehensive
approach proves extremely useful.'
Benjamin D. Sommer, Review of Biblical Literature.
`the book genuinely helps make recent challenges to the Documentary
Hypothesis more accessible even as it defends the older view.'
Benjamin D. Sommer, Review of Biblical Literature.
Regardless of whether one agrees with Nicholson's judgements ...
his comprehensive analysis of modern Christian scholarship on the
Pentateuch renders this book crucial to all further discussion; the
book must be placed on reading lists for all graduate students and
scholars.
`Throughout the book he is in dialogue with the major scholars in
the biblical field. Though most of them are German, their positions
are carefully explained so that the reader will readily understand
the argument ... the book should be in theological libraries.'
The Bible Today, vol 37, No 5 September/October 1999
`It is a clearly written description of a complicated topic. The
volume is a significant contribution to contemporary Pentateuchal
studies.'
W. H. Bellinger, Jr, Religious Studies Review
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