The Unstated Premise of the Prose Pentateuch: YHWH Is King

The prose of the Pentateuch never describes God as a king. This omission requires explanation, because the Pentateuch shows God performing many royal functions and other parts of the Hebrew Bible readily call YHWH “king.” Rhetorical theory provides a likely explanation in the form of the unstated p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James W. Watts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Online Access:https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29384