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The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch is the first in a four-volume series covering the text of the Old Testament. This encyclopedic work is characterized by its close attention to the text of the Old Testament and the ongoing conversation of contemporary scholarship. In exploring the major themes and issues of the Pentateuch, editors T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, with an...

the traditions available from each culture without implying that such elements were acknowledged or affirmed throughout the culture. The importance for students of the Bible of engaging in such comparative study is that it provides the basis for understanding the cultural background of the Israelites. The theological message of the Bible was communicated to people who lived in the ancient Near Eastern world. If we desire to understand the theological message of the text, we will benefit by positioning
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