In terms of contribution, the principal sources for Genesis were the Yahwist, the Elohist and the Priestly Source. The principal sources for Exoduswere the Yahwist, the Elohist and the Priestly Source. The principal source for Leviticus was the Priestly Source. The principal source for Numbers was the Priestly Source, with some material by the Yahwist. The principal sources for Deuteronomy was the Deuteronomist, who was also responsible for the Deuteronomic History. The JE Redactor combined early material by the Yahwist and the Elohist and may have made minor changes to content. The final Redactor redacted the books into much the form we know today and made minor changes to content.
The Deuteronomist, writing at least two centuries later that his predecessors, recorded further traditions more or less consistent with the earlier traditions, adding new material to meet the theological and political demands of his time.
The Priestly Source added further material to the evolving Pentateuch during the time of the Babylonian Exile, although this was probably not so much based on tradition as new material like the first creation story in Genesis, or reworking of existing stories such as Noah's Flood or the spies story in Numbers.
What are the 4th tradition of present of Pentateuch and give the description of characteristic of each tradition?
The four sources theory says that the Elohist ('E' Source), Yahwist ('J' Source), Deuteronomist ('D' Source) and the Priestly Source ('P' Source) were the main contributors to the writing of the Pentateuch.
The Pentateuch (5-Books of Moses) is written in Hebrew. William F. Albright, of Johns Hopkins, formulated the documentary theory of the writing in the Pentateuch, among other works, based upon philological study and context. He place the 5 Books of Moses in the E- Northern Israel tradition; the J - Southern Israel tradition; P - Priestly tradition; and D - the books of Deuteronomy and Joshua.
A:The development of the Pentateuch had a long history, beginning around 900 BCE with the writing of the J Source, until it was finalised by the Redactor some time around 500 BCE. All the contributors to the Pentateuch were anonymous, but have been assigned source names by scholars, to aid in discussion.
Tradition states that the Torah (Pentateuch; Five Books of Moses) was dictated by God (Exodus 24:12) and put in writing by Moses (Deuteronomy 31:24) before his death in 1272 BCE.
There is no Jewish tradition related specifically to sweeping.
A:The four main sources of the Pentateuch were separated by both time and space. The earliest source, now known as the J Source or Yahwist, is believed to have lived in Judah around 900 BCE. The E Source or Elohist lived in Israel, probably around a hundred years later. The D Source or Deuteronomist lived in Jerusalem in the seventh century BCE. The P Source or Priestly Source probably wrote during the Babylonian Exile, shortly before the Return from Exile. Although the sources were not brought together, their writings were. Some time after 722 BCE, the writings of the J Source and the E Source were combined to produce a common tradition now known as 'JE'. This was eventually modified and added to by the P Source. The Book of Deuteronomy was substantially written by the D Source, more or less in the form we know today.Finally, after the Babylonian Exile, the Redactor revised all the books of the Pentateuch, to produce a relatively consistent and harmonious whole.
The 'D Source' was, of course, anonymous but is called the 'Deuteronomist' because the Book of Deuteronomy was the source's principal contribution to the Pentateuch.
Obey the law.
The Pentateuch has been traditionally attributed to Moses, but there is nothing to say that Moses ever claimed to have written it. Scholars say that the Pentateuch was written many centuries after the time of Moses, if he even really lived.
AnswerThere was as yet no standard version of the Hebrew scriptures when the Jews returned from the Babylonian Exile, but the Pentateuch was largely complete, with the final material added during the Exile by the anonymous source now known as the Priestly Source. The final editing of the Pentateuch was performed by the anonymous source now known as the Redactor, producing the texts much as we see them today.
The Pentateuch and the Torah are the same thing.