Daily Archives: May 19, 2011

The Decalogue: The Deuteronomist Chimes In

I’ve been blogging about pages 275-278 of Etched in Stone, in which David Aaron summarizes what he believes are the stages in the Decalogue tradition.  Stage 1 was the Proto-Narrative, in which a group during the time of the Jewish … Continue reading

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Starting Van Seters’ Abraham in History and Tradition

I started John Van Seters’ Abraham in History and Tradition, which I am actually rereading, since I read the book over a year ago. I didn’t get too many pages read so far, but what stood out to me in … Continue reading

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