Who Wrote the Bible? Searching for Its Origins and Authors

faith-and-doubt

• By the 17th century, a significant number of scholars had given up on Moses as author altogether. Beyond such issues are a whole collection of contradictions, gaps, and repetitions.

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• Almost without exception, every book of the Bible likely underwent some degree of editing, revising, updating, or expanding — constantly falling out of obvious relevance.

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• Apocalyptic becomes prominent at times of significant oppression. All hopes for the present world seem futile, so attention turns to the eschatological future.

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self-and-identity

• If one account is historically accurate, then the other can't be. But they're both in the Bible. Gender equality is also obviously at stake.

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obedience-and-authority

• God says, 'I will harden Pharaoh's heart.' Even if Pharaoh wanted to let Israel go, God won't let him. In P, God wants to make a show of it.

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• Jeremiah speaks, and Baruch writes. If both the narrative and the prophecies are from Baruch, then this book is not by Jeremiah but about him.

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