documentary hypothesis: J P E D sources throughout genesis and exodus Flashcards
Source Criticism
Working to uncover the sources authors
Form Criticism
Groups and classifies units of scripture into literary patterns, genres, and social locations of a written text
Redaction Criticism
Noting which sections, chapters, verses have been stitched together to make one document and uncover author’s bias or agenda
Documentary Hypothesis?
The view that the Pentateuch is a redacted combination of (mostly believed) four different documents.
What are the four sources?
J: Yahwistic
E: Elohistic
P: Priestly
D: Deuteronomy
Characteristics of J source
Any time YHWH or THE LORD is written.
LORD has human characteristics.
Anthropocentric, fairytale-like with talking animals and dreams
Characteristics of P source
Referred to as God / Elohim until ex 3
Genealogies
Dates
Ritual observance (ex resting on the seventh day)
Covenants (Noah, Abraham, Moses)
Characteristics of D source
Uses YHWH or THE LORD
LORD loves Israel, Israel commanded to love the LORD
Themes of covenants
- no sacrificing animals outside of the central sanctuary
Characteristics of E source
God is called Elohim (until ex 3)
God speaks to people in dreams
Sinai is “Horeb”
Evidence of multiple authors in Flood story
J source and P source
J source: YHWH/ the LORD
- divine regret
- 40 days and nights
- seven pairs of clean animals whom they sacrifice
- pre-Israelites could make sacrifices
P source: Elohim/ God
- Divine judgment
- 150 days
- no sacrifices, one pair of each animal
Abraham identifies his wife Sarah as his sister…
Two times: Gen 12 and Gen 20. Is the same leader (Ambimelech) tricked in gen 20 and by Isaac in gen 26?
God’s covenants with Abraham…
Appears twice in Genesis. Gen 15 and 17
Accounts of how Abraham dealt with Hagar and Ishmael?
Appears twice in Genesis. Gen 16 and 21.
Crossing of the red sea
Appears twice in Exodus. Ex 14-15
