Jean Louis Ska, «Old and New in the Book of Numbers», Vol. 95 (2014) 102-116
Among the numerous questions raised by the Book of Numbers, this article treats three of them: (1) The unique complexity of the Book of Numbers; (2) The four main types of solutions proposed by scholars, namely different versions of the documentary hypothesis; two main and three secondary redactional layers (R. Achenbach); a series of Fortschreibungen; a mere synchronic reading of Numbers; (3) The presence or absence of the Priestly Writer in Numbers.
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                                                SUMMARY
                    Among the numerous questions raised by the Book of Numbers, this article
                treats three of them: (1) The unique complexity of the Book of Numbers; (2)
                The four main types of solutions proposed by scholars, namely different ver-
                sions of the documentary hypothesis; two main and three secondary redactional
                layers (R. Achenbach); a series of Fortschreibungen; a mere synchronic reading
                of Numbers; (3) The presence or absence of the Priestly Writer in Numbers.