Fortress Press

"This is probably the most comprehensive survey of studies of the Pentateuch ever written. An invaluable starting point for work on the Torah."

"This volume integrates the multidimensional study of the Pentateuch into one very readable textbook that will quickly become the most up-to-date and thorough introduction on the market today. It is well written, and will serve as a valuable resource for students for many years to come. It provides clear discussion of contemporary issues relevant to Pentateuchal studies. Thomas B. Dozeman’s textbook does a service to faculty and students alike for bringing together in one place the many facets that contribute to scholarly understanding of the Pentateuch. In an era of inflated book costs, the price of the book is another feature that will make it attractive to students of the Torah/Pentateuch."

"Thomas Dozeman does a great service to both beginning and advanced students (and their instructors) in this readable and comprehensive work. He attends to the major issues in modern study of the Pentateuch, giving his readers a sense of the variety and—even more importantly—the significance of modern theories about the Pentateuch's origins, meanings, and uses in Jewish and Christian tradition. He succeeds in showing how, and also why, the Pentateuch became Torah. This is an outstanding introduction to the Pentateuch as ancient literature and as Scripture."

"This book offers a welcome, well-written and up-to-date synthesis of current research on the first five books of the Bible, covering all the major sub-fields of scholarship on the Pentateuch. It will serve as a valuable tool for both students and scholars."