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Book of Joshua
"Can you add a source for the "compilation" belief?" Not really - I was only editing what was already there, I didn't actually write it. I think that whole section is too long. We only need to describe ideas, not prove them. But I'll have a look for something. PiCo (talk) 22:32, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Here's something - comes from a book review: "Modern historical-critical research discerns basically the following three stages in the process of literary formation of the book of Joshua (120). The three stages are a basic Deuteronomistic reformulation of pre-Dtr narratives (DtrH) followed respectively by nomistic (DtrN), and Priestly (RedP) redactions." This is apparently called the "Gottingen school" model. I have no idea if it's the dominant model, but the reviewer (or the book?) implies that it is. The book is Michael N. van der Meer, Formation and Reformulation: The Redaction of the Book of Joshua in the Light of the Oldest Textual Witnesses, Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 102. The review is by Steven L. McKenzie in the RBL (2005). See on the RBL website. The reviwer is basically saying that the book is weak, and I gather that the Gottingen School is not the last word on the subject.
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We seem to be in danger of getting into an edit war on this article. I have no objection to your essential point, namely that conservative scholars uphold Mosaic authorship, I'm simply trying to keep the lead as short and simple as possible. Perhaps the talk page is the place to go? PiCo (talk) 06:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
talk page, sure. just so you know my opinion, and i get it from reading Bible dictionaries and such, is that all start off mentioning the "traditional" view of authorship (for every Bible book), then they get into the "current" view. I prefer to the use of "modern critical scholarship" for this view -- the "official term" for modern bible scholars who hold to a "critical" view of the original texts. cheers, SAE (talk) 12:06, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your note on the Talk page. I don't have time to respond this weekend, but I will next week. In the meantime I thought it would be a courteous gesture to thank you :). PiCo (talk) 03:24, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
