Genesis appears to have been written by more than one author, based on differences in writing styles, overlap and versioning of stories (eg-the two descriptions of the creation). Can any serious scholar shed light on numbers of texts compiled, which parts are older or younger--based on analysis of language patterns or something concrete?
2006-11-18 05:22:50 · 3 answers · asked by luka d 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There were four: They are called the J, E, D, and P Documents.
J for Judah (or Jerusalem)
E for Elohim
D for Deuteronomic
P for Priestly
Hope this helps
2006-11-18 05:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As "Time & Again" said, four main threads. (I could have sworn that the D thread in Genesis wasn't Deuteronomic, but I'll take his/her word for it that it is). The four threads all draw from a huge body of pre-biblical myth, legend, and folk lore from that area of the world- the fertile crescent/modern-day Isreal, Palestine, etc. The two creation stories, for example, are drawn from different stories in that folk lore background.
2006-11-18 19:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by angel s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
phil collins was genius
2006-11-18 13:24:40 · answer #3 · answered by mousie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋