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    The document provides an overview of the Documentary Hypothesis, which proposes that the first five books of the Bible (Pentateuch/Torah) were compiled from multiple original sources by various authors. The Hypothesis was developed because scholars realized there were inconsistencies and duplications in the Pentateuch that suggested Moses could not have written the whole work, as was traditionally believed, since parts described his own death. The Documentary Hypothesis aims to explain the origins and composition of the Pentateuch by identifying distinct source documents (J, E, P, D) that were later combined and edited into the final text.

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    The document provides an overview of the Documentary Hypothesis, which proposes that the first five books of the Bible (Pentateuch/Torah) were compiled from multiple original sources by various authors. The Hypothesis was developed because scholars realized there were inconsistencies and duplications in the Pentateuch that suggested Moses could not have written the whole work, as was traditionally believed, since parts described his own death. The Documentary Hypothesis aims to explain the origins and composition of the Pentateuch by identifying distinct source documents (J, E, P, D) that were later combined and edited into the final text.

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    A Declaration On Plagiarism

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    The document provides an overview of the Documentary Hypothesis, which proposes that the first five books of the Bible (Pentateuch/Torah) were compiled from multiple original sources by various authors. The Hypothesis was developed because scholars realized there were inconsistencies and duplications in the Pentateuch that suggested Moses could not have written the whole work, as was traditionally believed, since parts described his own death. The Documentary Hypothesis aims to explain the origins and composition of the Pentateuch by identifying distinct source documents (J, E, P, D) that were later combined and edited into the final text.

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    NAME : Motseki Dominic Manonye

    LECTURER : REV. FR T. J. J. SKHOSANA

    MODULE : INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT

    COURSE : PHILOSOPHY I

    TOPIC:

    Present an overview on the Documentary Hypothesis, why it was developed


    and whether it succeeds to achieve what it was developed for.

    A Declaration on Plagiarism

    a. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another’s work and pretend that it is my own.
    b. I have used the Harvard convention for citation and referencing. Each significant reference to a
    quotation in this essay from the work (s) of other people has been acknowledged and has been cited
    and referenced.
    c. This essay is my own work.
    d. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of passing it off as
    their own.

    Signed: _____________________________________ Date: 28/04/2022


    Present an overview on the Documentary Hypothesis, why it was developed and whether it
    succeeds to achieve what it was developed for.

    Introduction

    In this essay the writer gives an overview of the documentary Hypothesis, the sources within it,
    the reason it was developed and if it has achieved its main purpose.

    Documentary Hypothesis

    The Documentary Hypothesis is a theory which is meant to explain the origins of the Pentateuch.
    The Pentateuch are the first five books in the Bible which are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
    Numbers and Deuteronomy. The word derives from the Hebrew word which means five scrools
    hence the first five books. The Documnetary Hypothesis is also known as the JEPD theory.

    Why it was developed.

    The first five books were known and believed to be written by Moses. The tradition honours Moses
    because of his esteemed position as lawgiver and friend of God. Centuries later, different scholars
    realized that those first five books have some inconsistency and duplications. They also noticed that
    there is no way Moses could have written about his own death. After realizing that, they formed the
    best way to explain the various inconsistencies and duplications in the Pentateuch is to assume that the
    books are an edited version of different original sources.

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