Genesis 15: 6 in the Light of Different Schools of Interpretation
Genesis 15: 6 in the Light of Different Schools of Interpretation

Summary/Abstract: This paper tries to trace the trajectory followed by the different schools of interpretation, during the history of the intepretation, concerning the problem of establishing the origin and the time of the composition of Gen.15:6. our task is important, especially, because of the theological content of the verse, and because of the theological implications which come out, with respect to the interpretation of the Patriarchal Narrative. This article can be taken as a case study for the way, the biblical scholars, in the history of interpretation, were approaching the biblical text. By trying to discuss the date for the composition of this particular verse from the Old Testament, we intend to inform the reader concerning the way, the Old Testament scholars, in the Modern period (approx. 200 years) were approaching the problem of establishing the origin and the date of the composition of the biblical text.

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