Martin Noth
Martin Noth | |
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| Born | 3 August 1902 |
| Died | 30 May 1968 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Erlangen, Rostock, Leipzig |
| 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. 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.