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I have a general understanding of these terms, however, I was wondering as to what extent each of these sources are supposedly written to.
The definition for these terms are as follows:
The documentary hypothesis (DH) proposes that the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, known collectively as the Torah or Pentateuch), represent a combination of documents from four originally independent sources. According to the influential version of the hypothesis formulated by Julius Wellhausen (1844 - 1918) these sources and the approximate dates of their composition were:
the J, or Jahwist, source; written c. 950 BC in the southern kingdom of Judah. (The name Yahweh begins with a J in Wellhausen's native German.)
the E, or Elohist, source; written c. 850 BC in the northern kingdom of Israel.
the D, or Deuteronomist, source; written c. 621 BC in Jerusalem during a period of religious reform.
the P, or Priestly, source; written c. 450 BC by Aaronid priests.
The editor who combined the sources into the final Pentateuch is known as R, for Redactor, and might have been Ezra.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_Hypothesis
Some writers refer to the J and E source as:
The JE source is believed to make up parts of Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers. It is primarily identified as different from the Priestly source in those texts and uses an older form of Hebrew.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JE
That being the case, does anybody know what OT books are supposed to make up the "J" source?
Same with the "E," "D," and the "P"?
Could somebody tell me, or direct me to a list of books that are associated with each of the above letters?
I have a good idea that the "D" is the Deuteronomy book, and the "P" consists of the book of Leviticus,plus maybe a few others, but before I jump to conclusions, I thought I would ask first.
Thanks.
God Bless
Till all are one.
The definition for these terms are as follows:
The documentary hypothesis (DH) proposes that the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, known collectively as the Torah or Pentateuch), represent a combination of documents from four originally independent sources. According to the influential version of the hypothesis formulated by Julius Wellhausen (1844 - 1918) these sources and the approximate dates of their composition were:
the J, or Jahwist, source; written c. 950 BC in the southern kingdom of Judah. (The name Yahweh begins with a J in Wellhausen's native German.)
the E, or Elohist, source; written c. 850 BC in the northern kingdom of Israel.
the D, or Deuteronomist, source; written c. 621 BC in Jerusalem during a period of religious reform.
the P, or Priestly, source; written c. 450 BC by Aaronid priests.
The editor who combined the sources into the final Pentateuch is known as R, for Redactor, and might have been Ezra.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_Hypothesis
Some writers refer to the J and E source as:
The JE source is believed to make up parts of Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers. It is primarily identified as different from the Priestly source in those texts and uses an older form of Hebrew.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JE
That being the case, does anybody know what OT books are supposed to make up the "J" source?
Same with the "E," "D," and the "P"?
Could somebody tell me, or direct me to a list of books that are associated with each of the above letters?
I have a good idea that the "D" is the Deuteronomy book, and the "P" consists of the book of Leviticus,plus maybe a few others, but before I jump to conclusions, I thought I would ask first.
Thanks.
God Bless
Till all are one.