The papers in this volume were presented in summary form at the 1993 annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Martin Noth: notes on his life and work / Christopher T. Begg -- Martin Noth and the deuteronomistic history / Antony F. Campbell -- Martin Noth and the chronicler's history / Roddy L. Braun -- Martin Noth and the history of Israel / Thomas L. Thompson -- Martin Noth and tradition criticism / Rolf Rendtorff -- Martin Noth's 'Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien' and Old Testament theology / Timo Veijola -- Martin Noth: retrospect and prospect / David Noel Freedman, Jeffrey C. Geoghegan -- Martin Noth and the future of the deuteronomistic history / Walter Dietrich -- The Book of Deuteronomy / Thomas Römer -- The significance of the Book of Joshua in Noth's theory of the deuteronomistic history / Brian Peckham -- Judges and the deuteronomistic history / Mark A. O'Brien -- The Books of Samuel / P. Kyle McCarter, Jr. -- The Books of Kings in the deuteronomistic history
In 1943, the famous Old Testament scholar, Martin Noth, published his monograph, _berlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien, in which he established the hypothesis of a Deuteronomistic History and gave his treatment of the Chronicler's History. It quickly became one of the classics in the field and is probably Noth's most enduring legacy. This book brings together essays from an international symposium of scholars celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Noth's important volume and reviewing his other contributions to Old Testament study. Part I discusses Noth's life and work (Christopher Begg), his
