Abstract
This paper addresses the compositional history of the story of the apportionment of the Transjordan to the Reubenites and Gadites in Numbers 32. After a detailed study of the narrative difficulties within this chapter, it is argued that Numbers 32 contains two independent stories and a post-compilational insertion. Each of the two stories is then analyzed on its own terms and placed within its broader Pentateuchal context.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 408-432 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Vetus Testamentum |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Language and Linguistics
- History
- Religious studies
- Linguistics and Language
- Literature and Literary Theory
Keywords
- Numbers
- Pentateuch
- documentary hypothesis