Bruna Velčić analyses one of the sources of the Pentateuch, the so-called Priestly Narrative (Pg), and argues that this narrative does not end in the books of Exodus or Leviticus, but includes a strand in Numbers 13-14*, where it tackles the question of the divine gift of the land to the Israelites.
In recent decades the Priestly Narrative (Pg) has become the object of lively discussion, especially with regard to its actual extent, and hypotheses on the conclusion of Pg in the Sinaitic pericope (Ex 29; Ex 40; Lev 9; Lev 16) have been advanced. In this work, Bruna Velčić argues that the Priestly Narrative continues after the Sinai pericope and includes one strand in Numbers 13-14*, where Pg tackles the question of the gift of the land and the entrance into Canaan in accordance with the promise made to the patriarchs and their descendants (Gen 17,8; 28,4; 35,12; 48,4; Ex 6,4.8).
Table of contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Divine Promises to Abraham (Gen 17) and the Extent of Pg1. Numerous Descendants
2. The »Being the God of Abraham and His Descendants«
3. The Land of Canaan
4. Concluding Summary
Chapter 2 Demarcation of the »Canaan« Narrative: Diachronic Analysis of Num 13-14*
1. The Sending out of the Scouts (13,1-20)
2. The Exploration of the Land (13,21-24)
3. The Return and the Report of the Scouts (13,25-33)
4. The Rebellion of the People (14,1-10a)
5. The Divine Intervention and the Death of the Scouts (14,10b-39)
6. A Failed Attempt at Conquest
7. Concluding Summary
Chapter 3 Arguments against the »Canaan« Account's Attribution to Pg
1. The Redactional Character of the Account
2. The Absence of a Narrative Connection with the Previous Pg Texts
3. Questions Relating to the Vocabulary
4. Questions Relating to the Content
5. Concluding Summary
Chapter 4 Arguments in Favour of the »Canaan« Account's Attribution to Pg
1. Narrative Link with the Previous Pg Passages
2. Structure and Content
3. The Narrative Style
4. Concluding Summary
Conclusion
