Mirages in the Desert: The Tradition-Historical Developments of the Story of Massah-Meribah

Contents
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Introduction
	1.1 The Texts of the Massah-Meribah Tradition
	1.2 The Diversity of the Tradition in the Hebrew Bible
	1.3 The Gap in Scholarship
		1.3.1 Within Classic Historical-Critical Studies
		1.3.2 Within Revisionist Studies
		1.3.3 Summary
	1.4 What to Do and Where to Begin?
Part I. Deuteronomy as the Foundation
	Chapter Two: Preliminary Considerations
		2.1 Why Begin with Deuteronomy?
		2.2 Currents and Cautions in Pentateuchal Studies
		2.3 The Formation of Deuteronomy
			2.3.1 The Interior Prologue: Early-Deuteronomy and the Numeruswechsel
			2.3.2 The Exterior Miscellaneous Epilogues
		2.4 Summary: The Advantages of Beginning with Deuteronomy
	Chapter Three: The M-Mt’s Reminiscences within Deuteronomy’s Interior Prologue
		3.1 Introduction to the Interior Reminiscences
		3.2 Deuteronomy 6:16
			3.2.1 Textual Criticism of Deut 6:16
			3.2.2 Literary Analysis of Deut 6:4–25
			3.2.3 Tradition-historical Analysis of Deut 6:16
		3.3 Deuteronomy 8:15
			3.3.1 Textual Criticism of Deut 8:15
			3.3.2 Literary Analysis of Deut 8:1–20
			3.3.3 Tradition-historical Analysis of Deut 8:15
		3.4 Deuteronomy 9:22
			3.4.1 Textual Criticism of Deut 9:22
			3.4.2 Literary Analysis of Deut 9:1–10:11
			3.4.3 Tradition-historical Analysis of Deut 9:22
		3.5 Reconstructing the Framework of the M-Mt’s Tradition-historical Development (Part 1)
	Chapter Four: The M-Mt’s Reminiscences within Deuteronomy’s Exterior Miscellaneous Epilogues
		4.1 Introduction to the Exterior Reminiscences
		4.2 Deuteronomy 32:13
			4.2.1 Is Deut 32:13 a M-Mt Text?
			4.2.2 Text Criticism of Deut 32:13
			4.2.3 Literary Analysis of Deut 32:1–43
			4.2.4 Tradition-historical Analysis of Deut 32:13b
		4.3 Deuteronomy 32:51
			4.3.1 Text Criticism of Deut 32:51
			4.3.2 Literary Analysis of Deut 32:48–52
			4.3.3 Tradition-historical Analysis of Deut 32:51
		4.4 Deuteronomy 33:8
			4.4.1 Textual Criticism of Deut 33:8
			4.4.2 Literary Analysis of Deut 33:8–11
			4.4.3 Tradition-historical Analysis of Deut 33:8b
		4.5 Reconstructing the Framework of the M-Mt’s Tradition-historical Development (Part 2)
Part II Beyond Deuteronomy: The M-Mt in the Remainder of the Pentateuch
	Chapter Five: Toward Assessing the M-Mt Texts in the Remainder of the Pentateuch
		5.1 Introduction to the Remaining M-Mt Texts within the Pentateuch
		5.2 What is the Relationship between the M-Mt Narratives?
			5.2.1 The Verbal and Conceptual Correspondence of the M-Mt Narratives
			5.2.2 Additional Features Affecting the Relationship of the M-Mt Narratives
		5.3 Determining the Relationship between the M-Mt Narratives
		5.4 Synopsis: Four Dynamics of the Relationship between the M-Mt Narratives
	Chapter Six: The Non-P M-Mt Narrative in Exodus 17:1–7 and its Related Texts
		6.1 An Approach toward Assessing Exodus 17:1–7
		6.2 Textual Criticism of Exodus 17:1–7
		6.3 Literary Analysis of Exodus 17:1–7 in Relation to its Broader Literary Contexts
			6.3.1 The Travel Notice of Exod 17:1aba and the Wilderness Itinerary of Numbers 33
			6.3.2 The Double Etiology of Exod 17:2, 7 and the ?? ? Elements of Num 20:3a, 13
			6.3.3 The Dtr Core of Exod 17:2–7* and the Complaints of Numbers 11
		6.4 Toward a Synthesis: The Literary History of Exodus 17:1–7 Aligned with Deuteronomy’s M-Mt Tradition-historical Framework
	Chapter Seven: The Priestly M-Mt Narrative in Numbers 20:1–13 and its Related Texts
		7.1 An Approach toward Assessing Numbers 20:1–13
		7.2 Textual Criticism of Numbers 20:1–13
		7.3 Literary Analysis of Numbers 20:1–13 in Relation to its Broader Literary Contexts
			7.3.1 The Failure of Moses and Aaron in Num 20:12 and their Deaths outside the Land in Num 20:22–29 and 27:12–23
			7.3.2 The Assemblies against Moses and Aaron in Num 20:2–3 and Numbers 16–17
			7.3.3 The Travel Notice of Num 20:1, the Scouts Story of Numbers 13–14, and the Wilderness Itinerary of Numbers 33
			7.3.4 The ? ?? ?? Coordination of Num 20:3–5*+13a and Exod 17:2–7*
			7.3.5 The Formation of the ??? Episode of Num 20:1–11*+13b in Light of Exod 17:2–7’s Formative Stages
		7.4 Toward a Synthesis: The Literary History of Numbers 20:1–13 and its Relationship to Exodus 17:1–7 and Deuteronomy’s M-Mt Traditionhistorical Framework
	Chapter Eight: Conclusion
		8.1 Summary and Implications of the Current Study
		8.2 Trajectories for Further Study
Appendices
	Appendix A. Rhythm and Translation of the Ur- ??? of Deuteronomy 32
	Appendix B. Quantitative Analysis of the Verbal and Conceptual Correspondences of Exod 17:1–7 and Num 20:1–13
	Appendix C
	Appendix D. Exodus 17:1-7 by Stages of Literary Development
	Appendix E. Numbers 20:1–13 by Stages of Literary Development
Bibliography
Index of names
Index of ancient sources