BIBLE KNOWLEDGE
| Sir,-I am afraid I could not pick up the Jackpot by giving the answer to "Who wrote the first five books of the Old Testament?" The usual answer is Moses, supported by Jewish tradition, and the New Testament, but a study of the books themselves is all against Moses as the writer of them. The modern conclusion of Bible scholars is somewhat as follows: Close study reveals that the Pentateuch consists of at least four independent works, with Ezra "a ready scribe in the law of Moses" considered as the probable Editor or Compiler. This makes the Pentateuch a composite work of four Codes usually referred to as Javist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, and Priestly (or J.E.D.P. for short). The Javist and Elohist are vividly written narrative with anthropomorphic notions of God, and a generally primitive outlook on life. The Deuteronomist comprised most of the Book of Deuteronomy. The Priestly is a work written in a dry formal style mainly concerned with the origin of the Jewish priesthood and ritual. The description of the Tabernacle in the wilderness belongs to the Priestly code, and the elaborate system of worship and priesthood therein described did not exist in early Israel.
ARGOSY
(Te Awamutu).
| (Abridged.-Ed.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 326, 21 September 1945, Page 14
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