[This book] has looked at pentateuchal criticism from an altogether fresh angle and has registered far too many stimulating and proactive items for discussion than could or should be catalogued here. [The author] has asked important new questions, not just provided an array of footnotes to a method received without further ado. Anyone who has bothered to keep up with recent moves in pentateuchal study knows that certain fundamental conclusions are being called into question, from a variety of different angles.-Back cover.