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A:The traditional view is that the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) was written by Moses during the Exodus from Egypt.

Most scholars reject the view that Moses wrote the Pentateuch and say that there were several authors, or sources, writing over a period of several centuries during the first millennium BCE. The scholarly view is that these anonymous authors represented different theological and political traditions, depending on time and place of authorship. The Yahwist represented early Judahite traditions. The Elohist represented early Israelite traditions. The Deuteronomist represented the theological and political requirements of seventh-century-BCE Judah. The Priestly Source wrote during the Babylonian Exile, when the Priestly class had established itself as the successor to the monarchy and now demanded allegiance to just one God, whom they served.

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