THE PENTATEUCH IS A RICH COLLECTION OF GENRES. DISCUSS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ITS LEGAL CATEGORIES. 1. Introduction. The Pentateuch consists of the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis‚ Exodus‚ Leviticus‚ Numbers‚ and Deuteronomy; called "Torah ’ in Hebrew. The term Pentateuch is from the Greek for "Penta" (five) "teuchos ’ (books). Both Jewish and Christian traditions view these five books as a single unit‚ forming the backbone of the rest of the Bible. Both traditions place
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Since the eighteenth century‚ scholars have researched‚ “Who wrote the Pentateuch?”‚ and more specifically who was the author of Deuteronomy. The Documentary Hypothesis asserts that the Pentateuch was not written by Moses‚ but was composed from four distinct narratives and woven together into one final version centuries after Moses had died. When these documents were put in chronological order‚ it appeared as the following: The Yahwist (J) The Elohist (E) The Deuternonomist (D) The Priestly
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legalistic covenant‚ in which you are saved by keeping the laws” (Shepherd‚ 2000)‚ and the Decalogue dictated the boundaries God was setting for His Nation‚ where there is no room for doubt or defiance being tolerated. The literary theme from the Pentateuch emerges in the writings of Isaiah‚ Micah and Jeremiah as prophetical books which were written relating to the spiritual issues of the southern kingdom of Judah (Israel). These three prophets used these Mosaic covenants and the Decalogue in their
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The issues and patterns that Astruc saw in Genesis‚ continued to be found in the Pentateuch. This helped confirm Astruc’s theory. “Astruc’s theory was the key: different documents written by different authors compiled together by a later editor—only now it was no
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original story; with Genesis focusing on the creation of humankind and exodus focusing on redemption of humankind through conquest and promise of better life. Both Genesis and Exodus‚ therefore‚ form a special kind of conjunction of the entire story of Pentateuch. However‚ theology critiques argue that Exodus and Genesis exist together instead of the traditionally accepted norm that Genesis precedes Exodus. Both books‚ therefore‚ have similar thematic compositions‚ therefore‚ supporting the idea that it
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The first five books of the Bible‚ known as the Pentateuch or the Torah‚ unveil God’s expectations for a relationship with the Israelites. These books begin with the Creation of the World and end with the death of Moses. God reveals himself to humanity and‚ through covenants‚ lays out a way of life-- a code. Throughout the Pentateuch‚ God offers the Israelites guidance‚ provision and protection‚ and in return‚ really demands one thing—obedience in life and worship. The narratives in Genesis begin
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Week 2‚ J. Wellhausen‚ Prolegomena to the History of Israel Julius Wellhausen discovered that a source of legislation is detectable in the Pentateuch among previous discoveries of JE and D sources. He argued that this source of legislation is called‚ the Priestly Code. The letter P is given to this view. In the chapter one‚ Wellhausen showed how he came to the conclusion that P source is in fact the youngest source among the sources of JE and D. He concluded that the arrangement of the sources
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OT Times‚ pp. 180-203; (Neh 9:1-38; Ps 105:1-45) ➢ HW‚ Archaeology and the OT‚ pp. 356-373; (Exod 1:1-22) ➢ HW‚ Formation of the OT Scriptures‚ pp. 480-501; (Jer 36:1-32; Isa 8:16-20) Week 2 - The Pentateuch Reading Assignments: ➢ Hill and Walton‚ Introduction to the Pentateuch‚ pp. 56-75; (Gen 12:1-4; Deut 29:1- 30:20) ➢ Hill and Walton‚ Genesis‚ pp. 76-99; (Gen 1:1- 3:24; 15:1-21; 17:1-21) ➢ Hill and Walton‚ Exodus‚ pp. 100-123; (Exod 2:1- 4:17; 19:4-8; 20:1-21) ➢ Hill
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Bible Observation After reading Genesis 1-10 my observation of the reading was that this was one of the beginning stories of man. In addition this was when God created the heavens and the earth including the light‚ water‚ land‚ and creatures. It took God six days to make the earth‚ and on the seventh day God rested. In addition Adam and Eve were the first two humans that God had created they were the first couple‚ and first to sin. Adam recognized that Eve was his wife by marriage‚ and has verse
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This statement reflects a monotheist outlook as YHWH’s powers are deemed incomparable to any other. As he is the creator of all that exists both on earth and in heaven‚ he is the one and only true God. This made it into the final redaction of the Pentateuch as it supports monotheism‚ the new belief in Jewish faith after exile. This passage clearly relies the message that the YHWH is the creator of all and therefore was written into the final redaction and continued to be believed throughout history
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