Did Moses Write the Torah What is

Did Moses Write the Torah?

What is the JEDP Theory?

Wellhausen's Book

The Documents Described

Historical Background

Manuscript Evidence

Traditional Hebrew Texts

Ancient Translations

Dead Sea Scrolls

Other Historical Evidence

Rabbinic Literature

Jewish Historians

Jewish Inscriptions

Summary on Historical Evidence

Literary Method

Beowulf

The Niebelungenlied

Piers the Plowman

Literary Method Today

Other Source Theories

Predecessors to the JEDP Theory

Two-Document Theory

Two-Document Theory

Fragmentary Theory

Supplementary Theory

Crystallization Theory

Development Theories

Development Theories

Modified 3 -Document Theory

The "Copernican Revolution"

The JEDP Theory

Basically Moses as Author

Examining the JEDP Theory

How Do Things Stand Today?

The Two Pillars

The Development Argument

The Development Argument

The Development Argument

The Place of Worship

Development of Religion

Development of Religion

Development of Religion

Input from Archeology

The Stylistic Argument

The Stylistic Argument

The Stylistic Argument

The Stylistic Argument

Picasso's Style

Dodgson/Carroll's Style

The Stylistic Argument

The Stylistic Argument

A Suggested Answer

The Divine Name Argument

The Divine Name Argument

The Divine Name Argument

The Divine Name Argument

The Divine Name Argument

The Divine Name Argument

Alleged Duplications

Alleged Contradictions

Conclusions

For Further Reading