The Pentateuch

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This paper examines books on the Old Testament, specifically the book "The Pentateuch As Narrative" by John H. Sailhamer. The paper offers a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of this book. The paper primarily looks at Sailhamer's discussion of language and narrative as ways to better understand the first five books of the Old Testament.

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"In his complex examination of the first five books of the Judeo-Christian Bible, "The Pentateuch as Narrative," John H. Sailhamer specifically looks at these texts as a narrative tale rather than a historical document and how it would would have related to the contemporary life of a reader around the time it was written. In the book, Sailhamer attempts to provide the modern English-speaking reader understanding of the earliest aspects of the Bible from the perspective of a Hebrew reader long ago, through explanation of language and common cultural ideas at the time. The book is also a step-by-step explanation of what happens in the story of the Bible, why each section is important and what is happening in the story on a very simple level."

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