DeuteronomyJudges: A Hypertextual Commentary (European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions Book 27)

This monograph demonstrates that the book of Deuteronomy is a result of highly creative, hypertextual reworking of the book of Ezekiel. Likewise, it shows that the books of Joshua–Judges, taken together, are a result of one, highly creative, hypertextual reworking of the book of Deuteronomy. In both cases, the detailed reworking consists of almost 700 strictly sequentially organized conceptual, and at times also linguistic correspondences. The strictly sequential, hypertextual dependence on the earlier works explains numerous surprising features of Deuteronomy and Joshua–Judges. This critical analysis of Deuteronomy and Joshua–Judges sheds entirely new light on the question of the origin of the Pentateuch and the whole Israelite Heptateuch Genesis–Judges. Cover Copyright information Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Chapter 1. The book of Deuteronomy as a sequential hypertextual reworking of the book of Ezekiel 1.1. Deut 1:1–8 (cf. Ezek 1:1–3:15) 1.2. Deut 1:9–18 (cf. Ezek 3:16–27) 1.3. Deut 1:19–46 (cf. Ezek 4:1–8) 1.4. Deut 2:1–16 (cf. Ezek 4:9–6:14) 1.5. Deut 2:17–3:29 (cf. Ezek 7:1–8:2a) 1.6. Deut 4:1–40 (cf. Ezek 8:2b–10:17) 1.7. Deut 4:41–49 (cf. Ezek 10:18–11:3) 1.8. Deut 5:1–6:3 (cf. Ezek 11:4–20c) 1.9. Deut 6:4–25 (cf. Ezek 11:20d–15:6) 1.10. Deut 7 (cf. Ezek 15:7–16:23) 1.11. Deut 8:1–9:7b (cf. Ezek 16:24–63) 1.12. Deut 9:7c–29 (cf. Ezek 17:1–24:14) 1.13. Deut 10:1–11:1 (cf. Ezek 24:15–28:26) 1.14. Deut 11:2–28 (cf. Ezek 29–36) 1.15. Deut 11:29–13:19 (cf. Ezek 37:1–39:10) 1.16. Deut 14 (cf. Ezek 39:11–45:9d) 1.17. Deut 15:1–16:17 (cf. Ezek 45:9e–46:7) 1.18. Deut 16:18–18:8 (cf. Ezek 46:8–24) 1.19. Deut 18:9–30:20 (cf. Ezek 47:1–12) 1.20. Deut 31:1–33:4 (cf. Ezek 47:13–23) 1.21. Deut 33:5–34:12 (cf. Ezek 48) 1.22. Conclusion Chapter 2. The book of Joshua as a sequential hypertextual reworking of Deut 1:1–32:50 2.1. Josh 1 (cf. Deut 1:1–21) 2.2. Josh 2:1–15 (cf. Deut 1:22–7:26) 2.3. Josh 2:16–24 (cf. Deut 8–9) 2.4. Josh 3 (cf. Deut 10:1–10) 2.5. Josh 4:1–5:1 (cf. Deut 10:11–15) 2.6. Josh 5:2–12 (cf. Deut 10:16–19:21) 2.7. Josh 5:13–6:27 (cf. Deut 20) 2.8. Josh 7 (cf. Deut 21:1–22:25) 2.9. Josh 8:1–29 (cf. Deut 22:26–27:4d) 2.10. Josh 8:30–35 (cf. Deut 27:4d–26) 2.11. Josh 9–17 (cf. Deut 28:1–8a) 2.12. Josh 18–21 (cf. Deut 28:8b–9b) 2.13. Josh 22 (cf. Deut 28:9c–14) 2.14. Josh 23 (cf. Deut 28:15–69) 2.15. Josh 24:1–25 (cf. Deut 29–30) 2.16. Josh 24:26–33 (cf. Deut 31:1–32:50) Chapter 3. The book of Judges as a sequential hypertextual reworking of Deut 32:51–34:12 3.1. Judg 1:1–2:10a (cf. Deut 32:51–33:5) 3.2. Judg 2:10b–3:31 (cf. Deut 33:6–12) 3.3. Judg 4–9 (cf. Deut 33:13–17) 3.4. Judg 10–18 (cf. Deut 33:18–25) 3.5. Judg 19–21 (cf. Deut 33:26–34:12) 3.6. Conclusion General conclusions Bibliography Index of ancient sources Series index "This monograph demonstrates that the book of Deuteronomy is a result of highly creative, hypertextual reworking of the book of Ezekiel. Likewise, it shows that the books of Joshua-Judges, taken together, are a result of one, highly creative, hypertextual reworking of the book of Deuteronomy. In both cases, the detailed reworking consists of almost 700 strictly sequentially organized conceptual, and at times also linguistic correspondences. The strictly sequential, hypertextual dependence on the earlier works explains numerous surprising features of Deuteronomy and Joshua-Judges. This critical analysis of Deuteronomy and Joshua-Judges sheds entirely new light on the question of the origin of the Pentateuch and the whole Israelite Heptateuch Genesis-Judges" --Provided by publisher This monograph demonstrates that the book of Deuteronomy is a result of highly creative reworking of the book of Ezekiel, and the books of Joshua-Judges are a result of highly creative reworking of Deuteronomy. In both cases, the reworking consists of almost 700 strictly sequentially organized thematic, and at times also linguistic correspondences.