0
Biblical scholars say the Book of Genesis was written in stages by the Hebrew people themselves, over a period of centuries during the first millennium BCE. Two different source documents from the eighth to seventh centuries BCE were brought together by an anonymous source now known as 'JE', then amended and added to by another anonymous source now known as the Deuteronomist ('D' source) during the seventh-century BCE reign of King Josiah of Judah, then added to further by an author now known as the Priestly ('P') source, probably during the Babylonian Exile. The Book was edited and finalised into more or less the version we now have, by the anonymous source now known as the Redactor.
The Hebrew people have certainly existed as a separate ethnic group for all of the first millennium BCE and probably as early as 1250 BCE. Although a biblical tradition of great antiquity grew up, most scholars say that the Hebrew people were actually Canaanites who chose to leave the main population centres along the Mediterranean coast and migrate into the largely unpopulated interior.
At first, they were Hebrews, or Israelites if the lived in the larger northern kingdom of Israel, or Judahites if they were residents of Judah in the south. The term Jews did not really come into use until the Babylonian Exile, from the beginning of the sixth century onwards.
The Jewish people were linear descendants of the Hebrew people who first wrote Genesis. So, yes, they existed before the Book of Genesis.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How many disabled people were there before the Holocaust?
Are you implying that the disabled didn't exist before the holocaust?
Why were children killed at concentration camps?
Hitler decided to kill Jewish children so Jewish won't exist any more
Did the Jews had an army to fight in World War 2?
No. There was no Jewish state or country and there was no Jewish government. (Israel didn't exist at that time as an independent state).
Which Enlightenment idea was part of the Declaration of Independence?
Government should exist with the consent of the people.
Do Jewish Nazis exist?
Chances are good that there are none. And by Nazi codes, No Jew would qualify to be a Nazi anyway.
Where was Adam eve before the garden?
According to the text of Genesis, Adam and Eve did not exist before the garden.
Is Original Sin is only imposed on new Jewish people?
Original Sin is purely a Christian concept. It does not exist in Judaism, so it cannot be imposed on "new Jewish people".
Does Alexandria's Genesis exist?
Alexandria's Genesis, also known as violet eyes, still exist and those born with this mutation never grow facial, pubic, or body hair.
Do Jewish slaves still exist?
No
How many disabled people were there before the Holocaust?
Are you implying that the disabled didn't exist before the holocaust?
Jewish holocaust history?
yes, it does exist.
Does Jewish medicine exist?
Jews have stood out as pioneers in science and medicine. Many medicines used today were developed, at least in part, by Jewish people. But there are no traditionally "Jewish" medicines. If you are talking about kosher medicines, See related links:
In Judaism how did the world come to exist?
God created it (Genesis ch.1).
What If decimals didn't exist?
Before decimals were invented, people used fractions.
Does a Bible exist that lists only the first 39 books from Genesis to Malachi?
Yes
Do Jews believe in the bible?
The fundamental document on which all of Judaism rests is the Tanakh, which is the "Old Testament" in its original language, Hebrew. The books go from Genesis through 2 Chronicles. These books ARE the history, philosophy, culture, and evolution of the Jews as a distinct people. Without the Tanakh, the Jewish people and their way of life don't exist, and never would have. It's a bit of an awkward question to contemplate: "Do you believe in your brain, heart, and spine ?"
Did white people exist in bc and before?
yes. The Romans lived in BC and AD
