Analyzing Literary Structure and Compositional Strategy

The literary structure of the Torah is typically divided into seven books.

The coherence of an authored document is not a characteristic of Old Testament studies.

The author's purpose is not related to the compositional strategy.

The Torah is not considered a literary unit in traditional biblical scholarship.

The traditional structural understanding of the Torah dates back to around 1000 BC.

The average person is likely to disagree that the Torah is a single literary unit.

According to Kleine's outline, Genesis 1-11 shows the outworking of the promise to Abraham.

The central passage of the Torah is Genesis 12:4.

Kleine's two-fold division of the Torah is based on the theme of promise fulfillment.

The traditional five-view approach is no longer followed by any biblical scholars today.

Genesis 12-50 is primarily concerned with the giving of the law to Abraham's descendants.

The Pentateuch was originally received by Israel as a complete and unified text.

According to Hill and Walton's survey, the literary plan of the Pentateuch is divided into four sections.

The book of Leviticus focuses on the deliverance of Yahweh's people from bondage in Egypt.

The book of Deuteronomy is concerned with the testing and purifying of Yahweh's covenant people.

Hill and Walton's survey divides the book of Genesis into two sections: Genesis 1-11 and Genesis 12-50.

The literary plan of the Pentateuch is divided into five sections according to Hill and Walton's survey.

The book of Exodus focuses on the covenantal law for the purpose of holiness among the people of Yahweh.