The Linguistic Profile of the Pentateuch: to the Question of the Philological Specifics of the Priestly Code
https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2019-3-3-226-248
Abstract
In the article we focused attention to the work of L. Petersson about the linguistic profile of the narrative of Priestly Code. A critical analysis discovered both the strengths and weaknesses of her research. In the second paragraph, it is emphasized that the Priestly Code does not have a specific genre or syntax features in the Pentateuch, which from the point of view of the language makes it impossible to investigate it separately from other texts of Torah. The third paragraph is a definition of perspectives, that is, consideration of the possibility and feasibility of studying the linguistic profile of both the Pentateuch in particular and the Old Testament books (Tanakh) as a whole.
About the Author
N. Shablevski
Moscow Theological Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Deacon Nichola˘ı Shablevski˘ı, PhD in Theology, Lecturer of the Biblical Studies department
Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad 141300
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For citations:
Shablevski N. The Linguistic Profile of the Pentateuch: to the Question of the Philological Specifics of the Priestly Code. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2019;(3):226-248. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2019-3-3-226-248
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