Martin Noth | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 May 1968 | (aged 65)
Nationality | German |
Education | Erlangen, Rostock |
Occupation(s) | Taught at Bonn, Göttingen, Tübingen, Hamburg, and University of Basel |
Notable work | The Deuteronomistic History |
Theological work | |
Language | German |
Main interests | Pre-Exilic history of the Hebrews |
Notable ideas | Traditional-historical approach to biblical studies |
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.