The Pentateuch: Interpreting Biblical Texts Series (Intepreting Biblical Texts) Paperback – November 1, 1996

Bought this book because it was required reading for a Pentateuch class I am taking. There is a focus in this book on liberal teachings, ie. JDPE source criticism, but even so there are quite a bit of insights and truths as well. I consider myself conservative in how I view the Bible, but I highlighted so many things in this book that when I entered all the highlight text into MS Word, it came out to over 20 pages worth of highlights that I can use for papers and such.

I needed this book for a Lay School class. Been having a rough time understanding some of it but the instructor is very helpful. I like Fretheim writing, goes into a lot a detail but when I am done with a chapter I have a pretty good handle on things. Would recommend this book for any one trying to make sense out of the first five books of the Old Testament.

Needed for school.

As someone who teaches the Bible to Catholics in various contexts, I've found this little volume a handy guide to get people introduced to the basic issues of how to understand the Pentateuch. Fretheim explains things in a balanced, clear way without too much technical jargon (as Blenkinsopp's otherwise excellent volume tends to do) for beginners. He extracts from the mountains of scholarship just enough to keep people from being fundamentalists without overwhelming them with detail.

Very little writting in the book so this was a good deal.

We are just getting into the Pentateuch so I will be able to judge how beneficial this book will be.

I needed a book to study for a class that i was taking, and this was on the recommended list. I am pleased that I read the chapter on Leviticus, because it helped me to see the book from a Hebrew perspective.

Online good for my class

Great resource!!