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1. What are the data that led scholars to arrive at the Documentary Hypothesis? How does the Documentary Hypothesis explain these data?
The original reason for separating the documents in the Pentateuch was the different names that were used for God. In J, God is known as Yahweh; however, in other sources, this was not the case. In P and E, God is known as God or God Almighty throughout Genesis, but during the time of Moses, the divine name Yahweh was revealed. Because there is inconsistency about whether God was known as Yahweh before the time of Moses, it was possible to isolate different sources in Genesis. After this, other characteristics could be differentiated for each of the sources.

2. What are the principal characteristics and themes of the four documents or sources? …show more content…
The passages that use the name Yahweh, Yahweh is described using anthropomorphic language. In J, Judah is the location of many of the narratives regarding the ancestors of Israel. Also, Jacob’s son, Judah, is significant in the ancestral narratives in J. The principal theme in J is the theme of the promise to Abraham of land, descendants, and blessing. J is usually dated to the tenth century because the Promised Land in J includes the territory that David and Solomon controlled in the tenth century BCE. Finally, the J source is the most complete source, allowing it to be read as a continuous narrative when separated from the other

Obedience In The Odyssey

disobedient to Yahweh. Therefore, the prophet Elijah told Ahab that…

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Verse 15: Hezekiah And Hithpael

and וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל חִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ in sequence. Also author shows that Hezekiah spread it before Yahweh and Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh in the presence of Yahweh. In addition the prepositional phrase לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֮ is used “to indicate a location in front of its object.” As Hezekiah is in the temple where God’s presence is. Hezekiah is spreads the letter before the Lord but he also prays before Yahweh. Then Hezekiah begins his prayer with vocative יְהוָ֞ה. This is called the vocative use of the…

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Essay about Why the tribe with the greatest story survived

chapter in the Old Testament, the Hebrew’s had a very open relationship with Yahweh; allowing them to rise up and stand firm in their faith. Another thing to note is that Yahweh is a very just God, and is looking to help the human race. The gods that have been mentioned in the other epics are always waging war and caught up in the needs of themselves, and it never seems that they care as much for their people as Yahweh does. If we look at the creation story that is in the Hebrew text we also see…

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the violent god Essay

The Violent God  Basic readings of various Old Testament texts can give rise to confusion as thenature of the Hebrew God. On the one hand, Yahweh is portrayed as a loving Father or Creator to the entire world. In contrast, He is also shown as a deity who actively directs acts of violence and destruction. The violence in the Bible is often graphic, brutal and grotesque. Although the Bible is not literally written by the hand of God, the writers of the text often depict God as commanding people…

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The Yom Kippur: Sacrifice

rebellion. The Exodus generations were ultimately forbidden to enter the land of Promise, and it was made to live out their lives in the wilderness because they defiantly refused to obey Yahweh and enter the land of Promise to take possession. The privilege was given to their children who would enjoy the blessings of Yahweh in the land promised to…

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Beowulf And Gilgamesh Research Paper

The Israelites are far from being the sole creators in telling the flood that covered the entire earth. A story of a flood that covers the entire earth is found in almost every culture. There are many similarities and differences between the stories. The different cultures determine the details of the story. This paper will do a comparison of three of these stories. Many of these stories have different versions, including the ancient Mesopotamian Gilgamesh epic, several Greek versions, and even the…

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From Noah to Israel Essay example

with clarity and understanding of the book of Genesis. Most of all, she is grateful to Yahweh who guided her through this new understanding of his word. First, to summarize the creation story is the mention of how life continued after the flood. As we already are aware the land was filled with humans, however, they were evil, except Noah’s family. Therefore, Noah and his family were directly chosen by Yahweh to continue a new generation of Yahweh’s people to replenish the land, however, this new…

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Summary: Why Indians Aren T Christian

but they still relied on each other for food, shelter and clothing. The Makah were in charge of food, while the Chinook built strong, cedar-wood longhouses for the Indians to live in. They respected their religions in which the Chinook believed in Yahweh, and the Makah believed in Satan. There were also two boys named Lore and Joaquin who were enemies in the tribes. They hunted apart, but fished together, even though one was supposed to hunt and the other was supposed to build. They continued to…

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Priestly Account Vs Yahwist

between the humans and God. However, the Yahweh source goes into detail the interaction that happened between God and Adam and then continued it as the woman, Eve, came around. Continuing on also to where the serpent influences Eve to take fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and what God then tells them after that happens. There is no mention of sin or what would happen if Adam and Eve were to eat from the tree they were told not to. In the Yahweh source though, sin is never specifically…

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Essay Comparing The Epic Of Gilgamesh And The Book Of Genesis

In Genesis, the flood was sent by Yahweh, the Jewish god. The sender of the flood in Gilgamesh was multiple gods. Yahweh announced that a flood would be coming by direct means from god. The announcement in Gilgamesh was through a dream. Although the two boats were similar, there is many things different about them. The ark in…

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