The Law and the Prophets
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Baker Academic (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
This watershed book by a leading Old Testament scholar presents an alternative perspective in the ongoing debate about the formation of the Hebrew Bible. It marshals all of the important counterarguments to the standard theory of Old Testament canon formation, showing how the Pentateuch and the Prophets developed more or less simultaneously and mutually influenced each other over time. The widely praised European edition is now available in North America with an updated bibliography and a new postscript reflecting on how the study of the Old Testament canon has developed over the last twenty years.
Endorsements (3)
“'This publication is recommended to everyone interested in the notion of canon and every scholar who wrestles with the history of canon formation. Chapman's theory will have to be reckoned with in all future research of the Old Testament canon.'”
“'This is a fine study on the intriguing question of the biblical canon. Chapman offers an alternative model of the origin of Law and prophets [...] The book contains a lot of food for thought; maybe the interpretative model of a 'theological grammar' will allow us to view the plurality of biblical texts in a different light. No serious future study can afford to overlook Chapman's insights.'”
“'This is an important, and readable book. It shows that both the law and the prophets are authoritative Scripture which are aware of and play off each other. It is not a case of Torah priority or of the prophets being before and the source of the law, as some critics hold. This book should be in all academic theological libraries.'”
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