The Promise of the Land as Oath: A Key to the Formation of the Pentateuch

Preface
1. The Establishment of a Way into the Formation of the Pentateuch. Via the Oath of the Land
1.1. Introduction
1.2. The Formation of Genesis – Kings: History of Interpretation
1.3. Approach
1.4. Appendix: An Analysis of the Linguistic Expressions for the Oath of the Land
2. The Oath of the Land in the Context of the Exodus, Ex 13:5,11
2.1. Ex 13:5,11 as Elements of the Dtr Context Ex 13:3-16
2.2. The Relative Level of Ex 13:3-16 within the Literary Levels of Ex 12:1-13:16
2.3. Parallels to Ex 12:1-13:16 within and outside Deuteronomy
2.4. Conclusion
Excusus: A Survey of Scholarship Regarding the Passover
3. The Oath of the Land in the Context of Sinai, Ex 32:13 and Ex 33:1
3.1. The Dtr Contexts of Ex 32:13 and Ex 33:1
3.2. Ex 32:7-14 and Ex 33:1-3 as Additions to a Basic Narrative (Ex 24:12-15a, 18b; 31:18*; 32:1-6,15-24,30-35; 34:1-8, 10-28*)
3.3. Implications for the Oath Texts, Ex 32:13 and Ex 33:1
3.4. Deut 9:7-10:11
3.5. A Comparison of Ex 32-34* and Deut 9:7-10:11
3.6. Implications for the Oath Texts, Ex 32:13 and Ex 33:1
4. The Oath of the Land in the Context of the Wilderness/Conquest Traditions, Num 14:23a and Num 32:11
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Num 14:23a
4.3. Num 32:11
4.4. Conclusion
5. Conclusion
5.1. Results
5.2. Implications of these Results for the Formation of the Pentateuch
5.3. Implications for Methodological, Hermeneutical, and Theological Issues in Pentateuchal Studies
Bibliography
Selective Index of Biblical References