Dating the Priestly text in the pre-exilic period: Some remarks about anachronistic slips and other obstacles
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This article engages with the work of scholars such as Jacob Milgrom and Avi Hurvitz on dating the Priestly text (P) in the pre-exilic period. In response to Wellhausen�s argument that P is guilty of archaising, Milgrom and Hurvitz have always maintained that there would be some �anachronistic slips�. In this article the author points out a few examples from Leviticus which could be understood as �anachronistic slips�. The author also shows the difficulties one encounters when attempting to interpret a text such as Leviticus 26 in the pre-exilic period.
Source: Verbum et Ecclesia
DOI: 10.4102/ve.v31i1.423
Author: Esias E. Meyer
Institution: University of Pretoria
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $605
OpenAlex ID: W2170090515