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The Book of Genesis is traditionally attributed to Moses, writing around 1400 BCE. However, scholars now say that the Book of Genesis was really written in stages over a period of several centuries during the first millennium BCE.
One of the contributors to Genesis was an anonymous author, now known as the Yahwist, who wrote during the eighth or ninth century BCE and provided material from the perspective of the southern kingdom of Judah. Another anonymous early contributor wrote during the eighth century BCE, providing material from the perspective of the northern kingdom of Israel, and is now known as the Elohist. The two traditions were combined by the 'JE Redactor' probably soon after the destruction of Israel in 722 BCE. The last major contributor to Genesis was the Priestly Source, writing during the sixth-century-BCE Babylonian Exile. The Book of Genesis, more or less as we know it today, was completed by the Redactor soon after the Return from Exile.
One of the contributors to Genesis was an anonymous author, now known as the Yahwist, who wrote during the eighth or ninth century BCE and provided material from the perspective of the southern kingdom of Judah. Another anonymous early contributor wrote during the eighth century BCE, providing material from the perspective of the northern kingdom of Israel, and is now known as the Elohist. The two traditions were combined by the 'JE Redactor' probably soon after the destruction of Israel in 722 BCE. The last major contributor to Genesis was the Priestly Source, writing during the sixth-century-BCE Babylonian Exile. The Book of Genesis, more or less as we know it today, was completed by the Redactor soon after the Return from Exile.
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Where did Moses write the book of Genesis?
It is not known exactly where he either wrote or compiled the writings. However, there were several lengthy periods where he may have had the time to do so. The Israelites ca…mped for a lengthy period around Kadesh-Barnea, as is also evidenced by many pottery fragments from the relevant period. Obviously the Torah could not have been written prior to the Exodus, as it had not yet been given to Moses, and so it could not have been written while in Egypt for example. Whether Moses actually wrote the original text of Genesis or acted as the editor who put it in its final form, he had time to do this during the 40 years in the wilderness before Israel entered Canaan. Particularly, a large part of this time was spent in the region of Kadesh-Barnea and so this is considered as a likely location for this work to have proceeded. Â Moses did not write the book of Genesis, or at the very least it was edited heavily by later writers while in exile. There are date/knowledge errors in the book. Â Â The currant view of some Biblical scholars...who definitely know more than I do about this subject, say that the Pentateuch was mostly oral knowledge passed down thru the centuries, and was written much later than the time of Moses. Genesis alone has two anachronisms that couldn't have been known till around 550-500 BC. Theoretically the Pentateuch was written somewhere about 1400-1500 BC. Even the Jewish people acknowledge that the book was put to paper or papyrus or whatever they used back then in the 500's BC.
When did Moses write the book of genesis?
According to tradition, he wrote it (Deuteronomy 31:24) no later than his death in 1272 BCE.
Is there proof that Moses could write?
The traditional view is that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch or Torah ( Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy ). However, most biblical scholars say the…se books could not have been written by Moses, or even written in the time of Moses - but not because of illiteracy. .
Writing existed long before the time attributed to Moses. So, someone living in Egypt in the 15th century BCE could have been able to write, at least in Egyptian or Canaanite, now known to be the precursor to the Hebrew language. From the view point of literacy, if we wish to believe that Moses was the author of these books, we may do so..
For more information on Moses in history and tradition, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/moses-in-history-and-tradition
Did Moses the flood come from the book of genesis?
Moses and the parting of the Reed Sea came from Exodus. Noah and the flood from Genesis
What is significant about the date of writing for Genesis?
The date is significant because it builds on the timeline of creation. It allows us to backtrack history to day one so we can know the age of humanity, give or take a year.
Did Moses write the Book of Genesis?
Opinion Mosaic authorship is supported for the following reasons: more evidence in favor of Mosaic authorship than against it. archaeological disc…overies support a single author ancient literature supports that Genesis fits into the historical setting and timeline of Moses' life and do not fit the time-scale of the later date of multiple authors as proposed in the documentary hypothesis. until 200 years ago, Moses was accepted as the author. Others are of the opinion that Moses compiled the historic record known as Genesis from documents handed down by the ancient patriarchs and added explanatory comments. So, Moses is thus regarded as the author of Genesis, although using eyewitness accounts from an earlier time. Opinion Moses did write all of Genesis. This is able to be believed by those who a real supernatural all powerful God and that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Moses wrote it, nor did he collect it from a bunch of people and compile it. If you read the first five books of the Bible, you will notice over and over again that God from the fire on the mountain, or from the cloud etc. etc., spoke to Moses. And it wasn't just voices in his head - the whole congregation saw the cloud! He spoke to Moses what He wanted Moses to write and say. That is what divine inspiration is all about. God wanted specific things down to the very letter written down perfectly. Moses got the information included in the Book of Genesis from God Himself, from one of their many conversations together. If I accept that the God of the Bible is God, I also feel safe to conclude that He is also an expert on the subject of the Beginning and of the material he gave to Moses to write down in Genesis, and so it can be thought of as exactly reliable information. So it really comes down to one thing - is God who He says He is in the Bible, Is the God of the Bible God. If He is, then all that is written in the Bible is true and from Him because God ensured that it would be, so that He would have an accurate means of communicating to man. Answer Archaeologists have been saying for decades that there is absolutely no physical evidence to support the story of the Exodus. It is fact that there is no evidence at all for a world-wide flood. It is fact that archaeologists and other earth scientists have denied that Adam and Eve were real...now DNA science has confirmed this...they never existed. What do these actual facts do to the myth of Moses. The stories are just mythical nonsense and Moses never wrote the Book of Exodus. Answer Moses is traditionally considered the author of the Book of Genesis. He could not have known anything about the events described, but the assumption of this tradition is that God told Moses what to say. On the other hand, the consensus of biblical scholars is that Moses was certainly not the author of Genesis. They say that Genesis was written over a period of several centuries during the first millennium BCE, and that the book was produced by three principal sources, all anonymous and now known as the Yahwist, the Elohist and the Priestly Source.
What was the purpose of writing the book of Genesis?
Every book has a 'beginning' and that is what Genesis means. It tells of the renewal of the face of the Earth that already exists under water and in darkness and the pinna…ncle of this renewing with the creation of Mankind: Psalm 104:30 New King James Version (NKJV) 30 You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.
What is significant about the date of writing in Genesis?
Religious people believe that secular Biblical Criticism oftenmakes efforts to assign a late date for as many books as possiblein the Hebrew Bible. Whether or not this is done… sincerely, it hasthe effect of minimizing the reliability of these books. Forexample, if Genesis had been written by postulated authors from theJEPD hypothesis, it would mean that Genesis' traditional date iswrong, that its writers were to us anonymous and not Moses, and(likely, or possibly) that it was not written through prophecy atGod's dictation. Instead of being known as perfectly accurate andgodly, it might be seen as not much different than any otherancient non-Hebrew text. This, to the believer, is a grievouserror. .
Interestingly, it was once theorized that writing didn't exist inMoses' time. Then, based upon archaeological proofs, scholars werecompelled to retract that theory..
Did Moses write the book of proverbs?
No, the book of Proverbs was written by Solomon.
Where did Moses write the Pentateuch?
The Pentateuch is believed to have been written by a number of authors, distributed in both time and place. Some early material from the ninth and eighth centuries BCE was pr…obably written in the cities of Samaria and Jerusalem. Other parts were written in Jerusalem during the seventh century BCE, while some was written during the Babylonian Exile, probably in Babylon.
Did Joshua write genesis?
No.. Moses wrote the book of Genesis
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Who was moses writing to when he wrote genesis chapter 1?
Christians believe that God prompted Moses to write not just Genesis chapter 1 but the whole of Genesis. Some say that God wanted the Israelites and the world in time to know …about the origin of the world in which they and we find ourselves. I am an amateur genealogist and I can appreciate this statement as I desire to know what my roots are, and in what parts of history my family tree participated in. I truly believe in the Genesis story, from creation and on and believe it came from God himself.
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How did Moses manage to write the Book of Genesis?
A:Tradition has attributed the task of writing Genesis to Moses because the Book of Exodus claims that God spoke to Moses. The idea seems to be that if God spoke to  Moses an…d gave him two heavy tablets that contained the Ten Commandments, then God could well have told him everything to write in the Book of Genesis. Perhaps this is a little anachronistic, since Exodus is careful to recount each occasion on which God spoke to Moses, and these were always on a mountain, leaving no occasions in which Moses was alone with God long enough to write down such a long book. It is also anachronistic because the one time God is stated to have given Moses any written instruction (the Ten Commandments), they were chiselled on tablets of stone, but the entire Book of Genesis would have been an impossible undertaking, tablet by tablet - especially as such a mammoth project would surely have been mentioned in Exodus. Scholars say that Moses did not manage to write the Book of Genesis at all. The book was the work of several authors, writing piece by piece over a period of centuries long after the time attributed to Moses.
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How do you know Moses wrote Genesis?
The Torah explicity says that Moses wrote the entire scroll of theTorah (Deuteronomy 31:24).
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How many times is moses mentioned in Genesis?
Never.
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Whom was Moses writing for in Genesis?
The Torah, including the book of Genesis, was written for the Israelites (Exodus ch.24, Deuteronomy ch.31).