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Priestly source

The Priestly source (or simply P) is a widely recognized source underlying the Torah, and is stylistically and theologically distinct from other material in the book. It is considered by most scholars as the latest of all sources, and is "meant to be a kind of redactional layer to hold the entirety of the Pentateuch together". The source includes claims…

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Priestly source

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Edges70
Triples222
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
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related to References · 164
Priestly source → Alten Testament, Alten Testament I/4, Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, An Introduction, Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries, Antony, April, Arnold, Augsburg, Avi, Baden, Bandstra, Barry, Bartlet, Bedford, Bible, Biblical Criticisms, Bill, Black, Blenkinsopp
related to Narrative of the Priestly source · 32
Priestly source → Abraham, Adam, BCE, Buhler, El Shaddai, Elohim, Exodus, Faust, Fragments, Genesis, God, Himself, Israel, Israelites, Jenson, Knohl, Leviticus, Moses, Noah, Numbers
related to Date · 21
Priestly source → At, Avi Hurvitz, BCE, Deuteronomist, Deuteronomy, Elohist, Ezekiel, Fieldman, German, Hebrew, Jewish, Julius Wellhausen, Liane, Neo-Babylonian, Pentateuch, Persian, Priestly, Protestant, These, While
related to External links · 1
Priestly source → The Priestly

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isbn priestly source pentateuch god scholars leviticus israel priests genesis exodus century press levites bible narrative temple hebrew bce sources

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the rebellion of Korahinstance ofwriting into the Priestly document stories0.80text
which paints the challenge to priestly prerogative as unholyinstance ofwriting into the Priestly document stories0.80text
unforgivableinstance ofwriting into the Priestly document stories0.80text
Bill Tinstance ofAuthors0.80text
Priestly sourcerelated to DateJulius Wellhausen0.60section
Priestly sourcerelated to DateGerman0.60section
Priestly sourcerelated to DateYahwist0.60section
Priestly sourcerelated to DateElohist0.60section
Priestly sourcerelated to DateDeuteronomist0.60section
Priestly sourcerelated to DatePriestly0.60section
Priestly sourcerelated to DateAt0.60section
Priestly sourcerelated to DateNeo-Babylonian0.60section

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