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Documentary hypothesis

In bibliology, the documentary hypothesis (DH) is one of the models used by biblical scholars to explain the origins and composition of the Torah (or Pentateuch), the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh): Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. A version of the documentary hypothesis, frequently identified with the German scholar…

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History of the documentary hypothesis

TorahJewishMosaic authorshipJohann EichhornExegete
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The Torah and the history of Israel's religion

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BibliologyComposition of the TorahPentateuchHebrew Bible (Tanakh)Genesis
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related to Wellhausen and the new documentary hypothesis · 38
Documentary hypothesis → Alte Testament, BCE, Bd, Crucially, Die Composition, Eduard Eugène Reuss, Friedrich Bleek's Einleitung, Geschichte, Geschichte Israels, Graf, Hexateuch, Hexateuchs, History, Hupfeld, Hupfeld's, In, Introduction, Israel, Israelite, Israelitische
related to history · 31
Documentary hypothesis → According, Conjectures, Deuteronomist, Deuteronomy, DH, Elohist, Exodus, French, Genesis, God, Hebrew Bible, In, Jean Astruc's, Jehovist, Jewish, Johann Eichhorn, Later, Leviticus, Mosaic, Moses
related to Critical reassessment · 25
Documentary hypothesis → Abraham, Babylonian, BCE, Das, Der, Elohist, Genesis, Hans Heinrich Schmid, History, In, Jahwist, John Van Seters, Pentateuch, Problem, Rolf Rendtorff, Schmid, Solomonic, The So-Called Yahwist, The Tradition-Historical Problem, These
see also · 8
Documentary hypothesis → Authorship, BibleBiblical, BibleDating, BibleMosaic, Cassuto, Jewish, Source, Synoptic Gospels
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Documentary hypothesis → Documentary, Media, The King James Version, Wikimedia CommonsWikiversity, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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torah hypothesis documentary sources scholars bce source priestly elohist period century dated also deuteronomy history wellhausen van seters supplementary yahwist

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