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Source criticism (Biblical studies) — Source criticism, as the term is used in biblical criticism, refers to the attempt to establish the sources used by the author and/or redactor of the final text. The term literary criticism is occasionally used as a synonym.Biblical source… … Wikipedia
Elohist — The Elohist (E) is one of four sources of the Torah described by the Documentary Hypothesis. Its name comes from the term it uses for God: Elohim. It portrays a God who is less anthropomorphic than YHWH of the earlier Jahwist source ( J ).Harris … Wikipedia
biblical source — Any of the original oral or written materials compiled as the Bible. While authorship of many biblical books is anonymous or pseudonymous, scholars have used internal evidence and the tools of biblical criticism to identify sources and arrange… … Universalium
Priestly source — The Priestly Source (P) is posited as the most recent of the four chief sources of the Torah, as postulated by the long established standard Wellhausen (or Graf Wellhausen) formulation of the Documentary Hypothesis (DH). It is seen as the work of … Wikipedia
Documentary hypothesis — JEPD redirects here. JEPD may also refer to Jointly Exhaustive, Pairwise Disjoint. Diagram of the Documentary Hypothesis. * includes most of Leviticus † includes most of Deuteronomy … Wikipedia
Jahwist — The Jahwist, also referred to as the Jehovist, Yahwist, or simply as J, is one of the four major sources of the Torah postulated by the Documentary Hypothesis (DH). It is the oldest source, whose narratives make up half of Genesis and the first… … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
Aaron — /air euhn, ar /, n. 1. the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13 16. 2. Henry Louis (Hank), born 1934, U.S. baseball player. 3. a male given name. * * * I flourished 14th century BC… … Universalium
Balaam — (Hebrew: בִּלְעָם, Standard unicode|Bilʻam Tiberian unicode|Bilʻām ) is a prophet in the Torah, his story occurring towards the end of the Book of Numbers. The etymology of his name is uncertain, and discussed below. Every ancient reference to… … Wikipedia
Tabernacle — For other meanings see Tabernacle (disambiguation). Model of the tabernacle in Timna Park, Israel The Tabernacle (Hebrew: משכן, mishkan, residence or dwelling place ), according to the Hebrew Torah/Old Testament, was the portable dw … Wikipedia
