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How many weaknesses are against the Pentateuch?
4 weaknesses
What is the first weakness?
assumes lower literary standard for Hebrew authors than contemporary
Explain the first weakness in more detail.
they didn’t think Moses was smart enough
What is the 2nd weakness?
assumes purely human origin for Israel’s religion
Explain the 2nd weakness in detail.
didn’t believe in supernatural or inspired by God, they thought it was manmade
What is the third weakness?
it espouses literary duplication or repetition as demonstrating diverse authorship.
Explain third weakness.
the JEDP, different authors/names of God
What is the fourth weakness?
assumes superior knowledge of ancient history over org. authors who lived 2,000+ years closer to the events they recorded.
Explain 4th weakness.
thought that we know more today than they did back then.
What is the authorship view? The ______ authorship view?
The Mosaic authorship view.
There are what types of evidence for the mosaic authorship view?
textual and internal evidence
How many points of textual evidence are there?
four
What is the first support of textual evidence?
The Pentateuch itself testifies to Moses having composed it.
What is a verse to support the first textual evidence?
Ex. 17:14 where the Lord told Moses to write this on a scroll.
What is the second textual?
The Old testament references the Pentateuch as an already established written document written by Moses.