Year: 1924
Type: book-review
Abstract: 9-11 in Hosea's time, chapters 12-13 in Jeremiah's time, and chapter 14 in the post-exilic period, he now assigns the whole group, chapters 9-14, to an apocalyptic writer of the third century B.C. who deliberately imitated a pre-exilic prophet.In the Psalter, likewise, conservative views prevail.The nucleus of Pss.3-41 and 51-72 is made pre-exilic, and many of these are credited with Davidic elements.Maccabaean psalms are not admitted; but the post-exilic origin of Pss.42-50 and 73-150 is accepted.Likewise, Prov.10-29 are made pre-exilic and in their beginnings are assigned to Solomon and the "men of Hezekiah."Job is not the result of later additions to the work of the original author, but rather the product of repeated revisions by the original author himself, who found it necessary to change his mind even as Sellin his done.Furthermore, he lived somewhere between Jeremiah and Malachi and was perhaps a member of the Jewish colony in Elephantine.It would be beyond the scope of a review to argue these questions here.The only purpose here is to show the character of the book.The method employed by the author is that of the critical school; his presuppositions are those of the traditionalist; and his conclusions are in the main in line with those of the critics.He has a liking for early dates that is not critical.The work of the translator has been excellently done.The bibliography furnished by Professor Peake is too prevailingly English; American books find less recognition than they deserve.The books included in his list are for the most part well chosen, though the compiler's generosity has included a few that are out of place.The book as a whole is of value as an indication of the extent to which a naturally conservative mind has felt itself compelled by the facts to yield to critical conclusions.Scholars will not find much that is new.
Source: The Journal of Religion
DOI: 10.1086/480452
Author: J. S. Bixler
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2013941323