Martin Noth (3 August 1902 – 30 May 1968) was a German scholar of the Hebrew Bible who specialized in the pre-Exilic history of the Hebrews and promoted the hypothesis that the Israelite tribes in the immediate period after the settlement in Canaan were organised as a group of twelve tribes arranged around a central sanctuary on the lines of the later Greek and Italian amphictyonies.[1] With Gerhard von Rad he pioneered the traditional-historical approach to biblical studies, emphasising the role of oral traditions in the formation of the biblical texts.
Noth first attracted widespread attention with "Das System der zwölf Stämme Israels" ("The Scheme of the Twelve Tribes of Israel", 1930), positing that the Twelve Tribes of Israel did not exist prior to the covenant assembly at Shechem described in the Book of Joshua.
"A History of Pentateuchal Traditions" (1948, English translation 1972) set out a new model for the composition of the Pentateuch, or Torah. Noth supplemented[3] the dominant model of the time, the documentary hypothesis, seeing the Pentateuch as composed of blocks of traditional material accreted round some key historical experiences. He identified these experiences as "Guidance out of Egypt", "Guidance into the Arable Land", "Promise to the Patriarchs", "Guidance in the Wilderness" and "Revelation at Sinai", the details of the narrative serving to fill out the thematic outline. Later, Robert Polzin showed that some of his main conclusions were consistent with arbitrary or inconsistent use of the rules that he proposed.[4]
Even more revolutionary and influential, and quite reorienting the emphasis of modern scholarship, was The Deuteronomistic History. In this work, Noth argued that the earlier theory of several Deuteronomist redactions of the books from Joshua to Kings did not explain the facts, and instead proposed that they formed a unified "Deuteronomic history",[5] the product of a single author working in the late 7th century.
Noth also published commentaries on all the five books of the Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Noth considered that the book of Deuteronomy was more closely related to the following books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings (The Deuteronomistic History).[6] This theory is widely accepted today, and provides the framework for current research on the historical books of the Old Testament.[7]
Worksedit
Booksedit
Noth, Martin (1957). Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien: Die sammelnden und bearbeitenden Geschichtswerke im Alten Testament. Tübingen: M. Niemeyer. OCLC 6106170.
——— (1958). History of Israel: Biblical History. London: Adam & Charles Black. OCLC 750923003. - translation of Geschichte Israels
——— (1959). Exodus: a commentary. Old Testament Library. London: SCM Press. OCLC 913482441. - translation of Das Zzweite Buch Mose : Exodus
——— (1962). Leviticus: a commentary. Old Testament Library. London: SCM Press. OCLC 923331089. - translation of Das Dritte Buch Mose: Leviticus
——— (1968). Numbers: a commentary. Old Testament Library. London: SCM Press. ISBN9780334011569. OCLC 925325336. - translation of Das Vierte Buch Mose : Numeri
——— (1972). A History of Pentateuchal Traditions. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN9780133912357. OCLC 215462.
——— (1981). The Deuteronomistic History. Journal for the study of the Old Testament, Supplement series. Vol. 15. Sheffield, UK: University of Sheffield, Dept. of Biblical Studies. ISBN9780905774251. OCLC 7642739. - translation of Überlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien
Articlesedit
——— (1938). "Die Wege der Pharaonenheere in Palästina und Syrien. Untersuchungen zu den hieroglyphischen Listen palästinischer und syrischer Städte. III. Der Aufbau der Palästinaliste Thutmoses III". Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins. 61: 26–65.
——— (1962). "The Background of Judges 17-18". In Anderson, Bernhard W.; Harrelson, Walter J. (eds.). Israel's Prophetic Heritage: essays in honor of James Muilenburg. New York: Harper. pp. 68–85. OCLC 5717754.
Referencesedit
^Mayes, A. D. H. (1973), The question of the Israelite amphictyony, Hermathena, No. 116 (Winter 1973), pp. 53-65, accessed 15 May 2021
^Cross, F. L., ed. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005
^Polzin, Robert (1976). (PDF). Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (221). The American Schools of Oriental Research: 113–120. doi:10.2307/1356091. JSTOR 1356091. S2CID 53451334. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
^"Hexateuch, Tetrateuch, and the Deuteronomic History". www.crivoice.org.
^Hill, Andrew E. (2009). A survey of the Old Testament. John H. Walton (3rd ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich. ISBN978-0-310-28095-8. OCLC 309916553.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Bruce C Birch, Methodology in writing Israel's early history: Martin Noth and John Bright
Steven L. McKenzie, The History of Israel's Traditions: The Heritage of Martin Noth (JSOT Supplement)(1996) ISBN1-85075-499-3
C. H. de Geus, The Tribes of Israel: An Investigation into Some of the Presuppositions of Martin Noth's Amphictyony Hypothesis (Studia Semitica Neerlandica) (1976) ISBN90-232-1337-8
Steven L. McKenzie, review of Martin Noth—aus der Sicht der heutigen Forschung (Udo Rüterswörden (ed.), 2004)
January 01, 1970
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Martin Noth 3 August 1902 30 May 1968 was a German scholar of the Hebrew Bible who specialized in the pre Exilic history of the Hebrews and promoted the hypothesis that the Israelite tribes in the immediate period after the settlement in Canaan were organised as a group of twelve tribes arranged around a central sanctuary on the lines of the later Greek and Italian amphictyonies 1 With Gerhard von Rad he pioneered the traditional historical approach to biblical studies emphasising the role of oral traditions in the formation of the biblical texts Martin NothBorn 1902 08 03 3 August 1902DresdenDied30 May 1968 1968 05 30 aged 65 Negev IsraelNationalityGermanEducationErlangen RostockOccupation s Taught at Bonn Gottingen Tubingen Hamburg and University of BaselNotable workThe Deuteronomistic HistoryTheological workLanguageGermanMain interestsPre Exilic history of the HebrewsNotable ideasTraditional historical approach to biblical studies Contents 1 Life 2 Influence 3 Works 3 1 Books 3 2 Articles 4 References 5 External linksLife editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Martin Noth news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Noth was born in Dresden Kingdom of Saxony He studied at the universities of Erlangen Rostock 2 and Leipzig and taught at Greifswald and Konigsberg From 1939 to 1941 and 1943 45 Noth served as a German soldier during World War II After the war he taught at Bonn Gottingen Tubingen Hamburg and University of Basel He died during an expedition in the Negev Israel Influence editNoth first attracted widespread attention with Das System der zwolf Stamme Israels The Scheme of the Twelve Tribes of Israel 1930 positing that the Twelve Tribes of Israel did not exist prior to the covenant assembly at Shechem described in the Book of Joshua A History of Pentateuchal Traditions 1948 English translation 1972 set out a new model for the composition of the Pentateuch or Torah Noth supplemented 3 the dominant model of the time the documentary hypothesis seeing the Pentateuch as composed of blocks of traditional material accreted round some key historical experiences He identified these experiences as Guidance out of Egypt Guidance into the Arable Land Promise to the Patriarchs Guidance in the Wilderness and Revelation at Sinai the details of the narrative serving to fill out the thematic outline Later Robert Polzin showed that some of his main conclusions were consistent with arbitrary or inconsistent use of the rules that he proposed 4 Even more revolutionary and influential and quite reorienting the emphasis of modern scholarship was The Deuteronomistic History In this work Noth argued that the earlier theory of several Deuteronomist redactions of the books from Joshua to Kings did not explain the facts and instead proposed that they formed a unified Deuteronomic history 5 the product of a single author working in the late 7th century Noth also published commentaries on all the five books of the Pentateuch Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers and Deuteronomy Noth considered that the book of Deuteronomy was more closely related to the following books of Joshua Judges Samuel and Kings The Deuteronomistic History 6 This theory is widely accepted today and provides the framework for current research on the historical books of the Old Testament 7 Works editBooks edit Noth Martin 1957 Uberlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien Die sammelnden und bearbeitenden Geschichtswerke im Alten Testament Tubingen M Niemeyer OCLC 6106170 1958 History of Israel Biblical History London Adam amp Charles Black OCLC 750923003 translation of Geschichte Israels 1959 Exodus a commentary Old Testament Library London SCM Press OCLC 913482441 translation of Das Zzweite Buch Mose Exodus 1962 Leviticus a commentary Old Testament Library London SCM Press OCLC 923331089 translation of Das Dritte Buch Mose Leviticus 1968 Numbers a commentary Old Testament Library London SCM Press ISBN 9780334011569 OCLC 925325336 translation of Das Vierte Buch Mose Numeri 1972 A History of Pentateuchal Traditions Englewood Cliffs NJ Prentice Hall ISBN 9780133912357 OCLC 215462 1981 The Deuteronomistic History Journal for the study of the Old Testament Supplement series Vol 15 Sheffield UK University of Sheffield Dept of Biblical Studies ISBN 9780905774251 OCLC 7642739 translation of Uberlieferungsgeschichtliche Studien Articles edit 1938 Die Wege der Pharaonenheere in Palastina und Syrien Untersuchungen zu den hieroglyphischen Listen palastinischer und syrischer Stadte III Der Aufbau der Palastinaliste Thutmoses III Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palastina Vereins 61 26 65 1962 The Background of Judges 17 18 In Anderson Bernhard W Harrelson Walter J eds Israel s Prophetic Heritage essays in honor of James Muilenburg New York Harper pp 68 85 OCLC 5717754 References edit Mayes A D H 1973 The question of the Israelite amphictyony Hermathena No 116 Winter 1973 pp 53 65 accessed 15 May 2021 See entry of Martin Noth in Rostock Matrikelportal Cross F L ed The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church New York Oxford University Press 2005 Polzin Robert 1976 Martin Noth s A History of Pentateuchal Traditions PDF Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 221 The American Schools of Oriental Research 113 120 doi 10 2307 1356091 JSTOR 1356091 S2CID 53451334 Archived from the original PDF on 2010 06 01 Retrieved 2009 07 22 Michael V Fox 2008 Noth Martin Encyclopedia Judaica Retrieved 17 April 2015 via Jewish Virtual Library Hexateuch Tetrateuch and the Deuteronomic History www crivoice org Hill Andrew E 2009 A survey of the Old Testament John H Walton 3rd ed Grand Rapids Mich ISBN 978 0 310 28095 8 OCLC 309916553 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link External links editWorks by or about Martin Noth at Internet Archive Review of Noth s A History of Pentateuchal Traditions Robert Polzin Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research No 221 Feb 1976 pp 113 120 Bruce C Birch Methodology in writing Israel s early history Martin Noth and John Bright Steven L McKenzie The History of Israel s Traditions The Heritage of Martin Noth JSOT Supplement 1996 ISBN 1 85075 499 3 C H de Geus The Tribes of Israel An Investigation into Some of the Presuppositions of Martin Noth s Amphictyony Hypothesis Studia Semitica Neerlandica 1976 ISBN 90 232 1337 8 Steven L McKenzie review of Martin Noth aus der Sicht der heutigen Forschung Udo Rutersworden ed 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Noth amp oldid 1199594480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
