Page "Isaac" Paragraph 34

Albrecht Alt and Martin Noth hold that, " The figure of Isaac was enhanced when the theme of promise, previously bound to the cults of the ' God the Fathers ' was incorporated into the Israelite creed during the southern-Palestinian stage of the growth of the Pentateuch tradition.

" According to Martin Noth, at the Southern Palestinian stage of the growth of the Pentateuch tradition, Isaac became established as one of the biblical patriarchs, but his traditions were receded in the favor of Abraham.