sought to show the effect on the composition of traditional oral patterns and to break out of an impasse that developed when too great an emphasis fell on distinguishing between “genuine” and “non-genuine” passages (e.g., Marti). However, the approach did little to halt the atomizing of the book and at times even exacerbated its fragmentation. Most recently, new methodological approaches such as redactional criticism have sought to trace larger horizontal layers of editorial shaping. These approaches