Wellhausen's

A nice moment was when one member shared the experience of reading Julius Wellhausen's Prolegomena to the History of Israel, and how clear it was when reading that book that Wellhausen's source critical approach was an attempt to make sense of the text, not impose a pre-defined framework upon it.

Archive 2009-02-01 James F. McGrath 2009

A nice moment was when one member shared the experience of reading Julius Wellhausen's Prolegomena to the History of Israel, and how clear it was when reading that book that Wellhausen's source critical approach was an attempt to make sense of the text, not impose a pre-defined framework upon it.

Midwest SBL 2009 James F. McGrath 2009

Wellhausen's book gives you in outline the position of modern advanced criticism of the Old

Letters to His Friends Forbes Robinson

The study has proved extraordinarily interesting, and I {137} must say that in the main I agree thoroughly with Wellhausen's position.

Letters to His Friends Forbes Robinson

Ewald out of date was accomplished by Wellhausen's _Prolegomena to the

Recent Developments in European Thought Various

Wellhausen's dictum in regard to this modern translation is worthy of being preserved; he called it a "desperately insipid construction" (verzweifelt geschmacklose Construction).

Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

Some critics still prefer to follow Wellhausen's lead in making v. Ge

Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

The argument from the religious conceptions assumes the truth of Wellhausen's theory on the evolution of the religion of Israel; while that from literary style is reduced to a list of words and expressions most of which must have been part of the current speech, and for this reason could not have been the exclusive property of any writer.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Wellhausen's influential "Prolegomena to the History of Israel", re-edited in 1889 under the title, "Composition of the Hexateuch and the Historical Books of the O. T."

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

The historical parts of the Priestly Code depend on the Yahwistic and the Elohistic documents, but Wellhausen's adherents believe that the material of these documents has been manipulated so as to fit it for the special purpose of the Priestly Code; Dillmann and Drive maintain that facts have not been invented or falsified by P, but that the latter had at hand other historical documents besides J and E.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913