Problems of the Hexateuch and Other Essays

Professor von Rad of Heidelberg University is one of the most respected biblical scholars of our day. A man of vast capacity and imagination, he has - in such books as Old Testament Theology and Genesis; A Commentary - made original and seminal contributions to Bible criticism. Unfortunately, many of his finest shorter works have been dispersed in European learned journals, and are largely unavailable. It is to remedy this situation that this book is now being published. Fifteen essays - selected by the author - are united here complete with elaborate footnotes that include additional, often footnotes that include additional, often updated, opinions of the author's.