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Literature, Biblical and Early Christian
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1. OT 1.1.
Task Viewing the OT as literature means engaging in critical literary analysis (Exegesis, Biblical) of the individual books. There is then an attempt to achieve ¶ a synthetic picture of the development of the entire literature of Israel from its early beginnings to the age of the Maccabees. This study will also take account of Israel’s life settings. First, however, this endeavor must survey the forms and genres of the preliterary tradition. 1.2.
History of Research H. Gunkel (1862–1932) initiated this kind of study, at least in outline (Die israelitische Litera…
