The Composition of the Pentateuch

"An accessible defense of the Documentary Hypothesis by one of its leading proponents. Baden lays out the arguments of the theory in a clear manner, engaging in critical dialogue with alternate approaches while retaining the traditional source model in a refined manner. A book for students and scholars who are interested in the ongoing debates surrounding the most important part of the Hebrew Bible."—Konrad Schmid, University of Zürich & Center of Theological Inquiry

"A truly significant and must-read contribution to the study of the Pentateuch. Fully conversant with alternative models, it offers compelling new evidence and a refined methodology arguing that a documentary hypothesis is the most viable explanation for literary and conceptual variety found in the Pentateuch."—David P. Wright, Brandeis University

"It should make a significant contribution to the field of Old Testament studies. Well-written, thoughtful, and precise. This is a work to be savored."—Ronald Hendel, University of California at Berkeley

"It should make a significant contribution to the field of Old Testament studies. Well-written, thoughtful, and precise. This is a work to be savored."—Ronald Hendel, University of California at Berkeley

"Offering a correction to the uninformed, misleading claims being made about the documentary hypothesis, Baden doesn't just assert that the hypothesis is still alive and well.  He shows it.  His book is yet another bolstering of the long-dominant view of how the Bible's first books came to be written. And it is a respectful lesson in what our field needs most: method."—Richard Elliott Friedman, University of Georgia