Preface 1. Introductory Issues Title Summary of Content Composition and Date Structure 2. Numbers and Biblical Criticism Reader-Response Criticism Feminist Biblical Criticism Postcolonial Criticism 3. Themes in Numbers Land Purity and Holiness Rebellion 4. Problematic Passages The Census (chaps. 1 and 26) The Balaam Tradition (chaps. 22¬24) The Wilderness Itinerary (33.1-49) 5. Historical Value and Contemporary Relevance Historical Value Contemporary Relevance Index
Introduces readers to the complex theological themes and key historical questions surrounding the book of Numbers.
Eryl W. Davies is Professor and Head of the School of Philosophy and Religion at Bangor University, UK.
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