Comments on: Mosaic Authorship http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/04/mosaic-authorship/ A biblioblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: RJM http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/04/mosaic-authorship/#comment-9508 RJM Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:22:16 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/?p=27#comment-9508 "Although Deuteronomy 31:24 states that Moses wrote down the law, within its context it only refers to the law in Deuteronomy, not the entire Torah." This is false. The Book of Deuteronomy begins with an introduction stating that it contains Moses' explanation of "this Torah", presupposing that the "Torah" is something other than Deuteronomy. In Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, we read references to the Torah that Moses is conveying to Israel. And in the curses Moses pronounces in Deuteronomy, he says, "also any sickness and any plague which is not written in this Book of the Torah," implying that the Book existed already, even before the speech was delivered, but was finished off when the orations of Deuteronomy were completed. “Although Deuteronomy 31:24 states that Moses wrote down the law, within its context it only refers to the law in Deuteronomy, not the entire Torah.”

This is false. The Book of Deuteronomy begins with an introduction stating that it contains Moses’ explanation of “this Torah”, presupposing that the “Torah” is something other than Deuteronomy. In Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, we read references to the Torah that Moses is conveying to Israel. And in the curses Moses pronounces in Deuteronomy, he says, “also any sickness and any plague which is not written in this Book of the Torah,” implying that the Book existed already, even before the speech was delivered, but was finished off when the orations of Deuteronomy were completed.

]]> By: Awilum.com » Compare and Contrast http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/04/mosaic-authorship/#comment-16 Awilum.com » Compare and Contrast Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:48:19 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/?p=27#comment-16 [...] It seems that there might be a bit of higher criticism on the brain in the blogsophere.  I referred you to Kevin Wilson’s thoughts a few days ago and now another Kevin, Edgecomb that is, offers his view.  Edgecomb works from William Hallo’s comparative approach to ancient literature and he states that the traditional documentary hypothesis is all washed up.  I’ll let you draw your own conclusions, but I would be interested to see what Kevin Wilson’s response to this is… [...] […] It seems that there might be a bit of higher criticism on the brain in the blogsophere.  I referred you to Kevin Wilson’s thoughts a few days ago and now another Kevin, Edgecomb that is, offers his view.  Edgecomb works from William Hallo’s comparative approach to ancient literature and he states that the traditional documentary hypothesis is all washed up.  I’ll let you draw your own conclusions, but I would be interested to see what Kevin Wilson’s response to this is… […]

]]> By: Awilum.com » Pentateuchal Assumptions http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/2006/04/mosaic-authorship/#comment-13 Awilum.com » Pentateuchal Assumptions Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:39:12 +0000 http://bluecord.org/biblioblog/?p=27#comment-13 [...] Kevin Wilson has an interesting post on assumptions concerning the authorship of the Pentateuch.  This is Kevin’s particular area of interest so his comments are all the more worthy of note. [...] […] Kevin Wilson has an interesting post on assumptions concerning the authorship of the Pentateuch.  This is Kevin’s particular area of interest so his comments are all the more worthy of note. […]

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