More Recent Scholarship on Who Wrote the Pentateuch

May 15, 2021 NaN
More Recent Scholarship on Who Wrote the Pentateuch
Ehrman Blog Daily Post Podcasts
More Recent Scholarship on Who Wrote the Pentateuch

May 15 2021 | NaN

/

Show Notes

I am now nearly finished talking about the “Documentary Hypothesis” devised by scholars of the Hebrew Bible to account for the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.  I have already discussed the traditional view developed in the nineteenth century, especially as it was laid out by Julius Wellhausen (the JEDP hypothesis).   But that was a long time ago.  What do scholars say today? Read by Sam Devis

Other Episodes

Episode

August 28, 2024 00:06:36
Episode Cover

How Fast Did Early Christianity Grow? Doing the Math.

Read by Ken Teutsch.

Listen

Episode

February 15, 2024 00:07:26
Episode Cover

Do People in Oral Cultures Have Better Memories?

People in oral cultures have naturally better memories...right? Read by Ken Teutsch.

Listen

Episode 0

August 20, 2020 NaN
Episode Cover

The Flukes of Life and My Teaching Career

Dr. Ehrman describes the chance incident that led to his first teaching position.

Listen