Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Helmer Ringgren. "Oral and Written Transmission in the O.T.: Some Observations." Studia Theologica: Scandinavian Journal of Theology, 3:34-59.

Finds evidence in Old Testament variants of an original oral tradition that may have survived alongside a written tradition for a time. Argues that for this reason oral and written should not be thought of as mutually exclusive, and that the OT texts should be judged case by case.
Area: BI