The most significant dissentient voice is that of Brevard Childs, who argues that “these chapters [Ex. 32–34] are held together by a series of motifs which are skillfully woven into a unifying pattern”.11 But the disagreement, while striking, is only partial in that Childs here is concentrating upon the redactional shaping of the chapters into their final form: he does not dispute the analysis of the material as being originally diverse and composite. The consensus of so many scholars is impressive.