Paula Gooder is a Lecturer in Biblical Studies and is Theologian in Residence at The Bible Society, UK.Brad Anderson is Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland.

This is a brief but remarkably comprehensive overview of modern scholarly approaches to the study of the Five Books of Moses. It is arranged in such a way as to interest and enlighten both seasoned scholars and absolute beginners, and displays throughout a light touch and a refreshing familiarity with what is important today, from feminist, postcolonial and theological insights to the afterlives of the biblical text in Jewish, Christian and Muslim tradition and in art, literature and music, Up-to-date and perceptive guidance on further reading is provided at every stage.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements IntroductionPart One: Getting to Know the Pentateuch1. The Pentateuch: Introductory Issues2. The Book of Genesis3. The Book of Exodus4. The Book Leviticus5. The Book of Numbers6. The Book of DeuteronomyPart Two: Thematic and Critical Explorations7. The Origins and Formation of the Pentateuch8. Academic Approaches to Reading and Studying the Pentateuch9. The Primeval History (Genesis 1-11)10. The Ancestral Narratives (Genesis 12-50)11. Moses and the Exodus Traditions (Exodus 1-5)12. 'The Law' in Exodus-Deuteronomy13. The Wilderness Wanderings14. The Reception of the Pentateuch: The Use, Impact, and Influence of the Five BooksBibliographyGeneral Index

Paula Gooder is a Lecturer in Biblical Studies and is Theologian in Residence at The Bible Society, UK.Brad Anderson is Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland.

This is a brief but remarkably comprehensive overview of modern scholarly approaches to the study of the Five Books of Moses. It is arranged in such a way as to interest and enlighten both seasoned scholars and absolute beginners, and displays throughout a light touch and a refreshing familiarity with what is important today, from feminist, postcolonial and theological insights to the afterlives of the biblical text in Jewish, Christian and Muslim tradition and in art, literature and music, Up-to-date and perceptive guidance on further reading is provided at every stage.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements IntroductionPart One: Getting to Know the Pentateuch1. The Pentateuch: Introductory Issues2. The Book of Genesis3. The Book of Exodus4. The Book Leviticus5. The Book of Numbers6. The Book of DeuteronomyPart Two: Thematic and Critical Explorations7. The Origins and Formation of the Pentateuch8. Academic Approaches to Reading and Studying the Pentateuch9. The Primeval History (Genesis 1-11)10. The Ancestral Narratives (Genesis 12-50)11. Moses and the Exodus Traditions (Exodus 1-5)12. 'The Law' in Exodus-Deuteronomy13. The Wilderness Wanderings14. The Reception of the Pentateuch: The Use, Impact, and Influence of the Five BooksBibliographyGeneral Index

Paula Gooder is a Lecturer in Biblical Studies and is Theologian in Residence at The Bible Society, UK.Brad Anderson is Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland.

This is a brief but remarkably comprehensive overview of modern scholarly approaches to the study of the Five Books of Moses. It is arranged in such a way as to interest and enlighten both seasoned scholars and absolute beginners, and displays throughout a light touch and a refreshing familiarity with what is important today, from feminist, postcolonial and theological insights to the afterlives of the biblical text in Jewish, Christian and Muslim tradition and in art, literature and music, Up-to-date and perceptive guidance on further reading is provided at every stage.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements IntroductionPart One: Getting to Know the Pentateuch1. The Pentateuch: Introductory Issues2. The Book of Genesis3. The Book of Exodus4. The Book Leviticus5. The Book of Numbers6. The Book of DeuteronomyPart Two: Thematic and Critical Explorations7. The Origins and Formation of the Pentateuch8. Academic Approaches to Reading and Studying the Pentateuch9. The Primeval History (Genesis 1-11)10. The Ancestral Narratives (Genesis 12-50)11. Moses and the Exodus Traditions (Exodus 1-5)12. 'The Law' in Exodus-Deuteronomy13. The Wilderness Wanderings14. The Reception of the Pentateuch: The Use, Impact, and Influence of the Five BooksBibliographyGeneral Index