Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-220) and indexes.

The priestly document translated -- The sabbatical calendar as basis of the priestly document. Creation of the sabbath (Genesis 1:1-2:4) ; Intercalation of the sabbatical calendar ; The sabbatical calendar in the flood narrative ; The final eras of the priestly document ; Yearly festivals (Leviticus 23) ; Seventh year and Jubilee as nexus between time and land (Leviticus 25) -- Land as a major theme of the priestly document. The land in Genesis ; The land in Exodus and Leviticus ; The land in Numbers and Deuteronomy ; The land in Joshua -- Conclusion -- Appendix : delimitations of the priestly narrative.