* Analyzes the two major traditions of the Pentateuch---and their relationship to one another. Ellman shows that for the deuteronomic tradition, memory is an epistemological and pedagogical means for keeping Israel faithful to God. However the pre-exilic priestly tradition understands that covenant depends on God's memory, which must be aroused by the sensory stimuli of the temple cult. 192 pages, softcover from Fortress.