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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.
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∙ 9y agoMoses, as stated explicitly (Deuteronomy 31:24), not just in oral tradition. He wrote as God dictated (Exodus 24:12), not his own words.
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Who wrote the pentatech?
The Pentateuch, also known as the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, was traditionally attributed to Moses. However, modern scholars tend to view the Pentateuch as a compilation of different sources and authors over a period of time.
What has the author Thomas Espinelle Espin written?
Thomas Espinelle Espin has written: 'Review of Colenso on the Pentateuch'
What has the author Immanuel Lewy written?
Immanuel Lewy has written: 'The growth of the Pentateuch' -- subject(s): Bible
What has the author Alison Salveson written?
Alison Salveson has written: 'Symmachus in the Pentateuch' -- subject(s): Bible
Is the Pentateuch contained in the Torah?
The Pentateuch and the Torah are the same thing.
When was The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony created?
The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony was created in 1979.
When was The Making of the Pentateuch created?
The Making of the Pentateuch was created in 1987.
Who was said to be the original author of the Pentateuch?
A:Since well before the beginning of the Common Era and until perhaps the last two centuries, the author of the Pentateuch was almost universally said to be Moses, the central character in four of the five books. Scholars now say that Moses was not the original author of the Pentateuch and that the books actually had several anonymous authors over a period of several centuries in the first millennium BCE. These sources are now known as the Yahwist, the Elohist, the Deuteronomist and the Priestly Source.
Is Pentateuch in the new or old testaments?
"Pentateuch" is a term for the first five books of the Old Testament.
What has the author D W Gooding written?
D. W. Gooding has written: 'Recensions of the Septuagint Pentateuch' -- subject(s): Bible
What has the author Ernst Wilheim Hengstenberg written?
Ernst Wilheim Hengstenberg has written: 'Dissertations on the genuineness of the Pentateuch' -- subject(s): Bible
What has the author JL Porter written?
J.L Porter has written: 'The Pentateuch and the gospels' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Commentaries, Bible
