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Question 1

How many weaknesses are against the Pentateuch?

Answer 1

4 weaknesses

Question 2

What is the first weakness?

Answer 2

assumes lower literary standard for Hebrew authors than contemporary

Question 3

Explain the first weakness in more detail.

Answer 3

they didn’t think Moses was smart enough

Question 4

What is the 2nd weakness?

Answer 4

assumes purely human origin for Israel’s religion

Question 5

Explain the 2nd weakness in detail.

Answer 5

didn’t believe in supernatural or inspired by God, they thought it was manmade

Question 6

What is the third weakness?

Answer 6

it espouses literary duplication or repetition as demonstrating diverse authorship.

Question 7

Explain third weakness.

Answer 7

the JEDP, different authors/names of God

Question 8

What is the fourth weakness?

Answer 8

assumes superior knowledge of ancient history over org. authors who lived 2,000+ years closer to the events they recorded.

Question 9

Explain 4th weakness.

Answer 9

thought that we know more today than they did back then.

Question 10

What is the authorship view? The ______ authorship view?

Answer 10

The Mosaic authorship view.

Question 11

There are what types of evidence for the mosaic authorship view?

Answer 11

textual and internal evidence

Question 12

How many points of textual evidence are there?

Answer 12

four

Question 13

What is the first support of textual evidence?

Answer 13

The Pentateuch itself testifies to Moses having composed it.

Question 14

What is a verse to support the first textual evidence?

Answer 14

Ex. 17:14 where the Lord told Moses to write this on a scroll.

Question 15

What is the second textual?

Answer 15

The Old testament references the Pentateuch as an already established written document written by Moses.

Question 16

verse to support the second textual?

Answer 16

servant moses gave the law and in 2 Kings 14:6 Amaziah did according to the law of moses and in 2 King David talks about following God “ as written in the law of moses.”

Question 17

What is the third textual?

Answer 17

Jesus attributed the Pentateuch to Moses

Question 18

verse to support third textual?

Answer 18

Matt. 19:8 Jesus talked to the pharisees about divorce and said mentioned Moses.

Question 19

What is the 4th textual?

Answer 19

The New testament strongly affirms Mosaic authorship.

Question 20

verse to support 4th?

Answer 20

Romans 10:5 talks to the believers in Rome. “ For moses describes the righteousness which is of the law…”

Question 21

Name the four textual in abbrebiated form?

Answer 21

(1) Pentateuch (2) OT (3) Jesus (4) NT ( POJN)

Question 22

How many points of internal evidence are there for Mosaic authorship?

Answer 22

6 points

Question 23

What is the first internal evidence?

Answer 23

eye witness details appear in the account of the book of Exodus

Question 24

Where do the eye witness accounts appear?

Answer 24

Exodus

Question 25

Verse for first internal.

Answer 25

details in Exodus 15:27 where is talks about specific palm trees and springs ( 12 springs and 70 palm trees) also in Numbers 11:7,8 about how it smelt and tasted ( like coriander seed and resin.

Question 26

What is the second internal?

Answer 26

the author shows a thorough acquaintance with Egypt

Question 27

Explain second internal.

Answer 27

moses gives the actual egytpian name for pharoah.

Question 28

What is the third internal?

Answer 28

author shows consistenly foreign or extra palestinian viewpoint so far as Canaan is concerned.

Question 29

Explain third internal.

Answer 29

explains of how he thinks it look but he never actual saw it.

Question 30

What is the fourth internal?

Answer 30

references to archaic customs which are demonstrable to the 2nd millenium BC but which do not continue during the first millenium.

Question 31

Explain fourth internal.

Answer 31

Issac to Jacob putting hand on someone, teravim with Rachel and Jacob, Hagar and Sarah, children.

Question 32

What is the 5th internal?

Answer 32

significant archaisms in language

Question 33

Explain 5th internal.

Answer 33

hebrew words spelled different but same word. like Savior/Saviour

Question 34

What is the 6th internal?

Answer 34

most remarkable unity of arrangement that links together into a progressive whole.

Question 35

Explain 6th internal.

Answer 35

diff names but same context

Question 36

Abbreviation for 6 internal points.

Answer 36

(1) eywitness details (2) acquaintance with Egypt (3) foreign viewpoint of Canaan (4) archaic customs (5) archaisms in language (6) unity of arangment ( EAFACALUA)

Question 37

abbreviations for weaknesses

Answer 37

(1) lower liteary standard (2) human orgin for religion (3) diverse authorship (4) superior knowledge of ancient history