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Authorship of the Pentateuch
Authors of the Pentateuch
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Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics
Mosaic Authorship of Pentateuch
Pentateuch, Mosaic Authorship of. The Bible attributes the first five books of the Bible, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, or the Pentateuch, to Moses in Exodus 24:4; Joshua 1:7–8; Ezra 6:18; Daniel 9:11, and Malachi 4:4. Jesus quoted from the Pentateuch, attributing the source to
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch
Authorship of the Pentateuch
AUTHORSHIP OF THE PENTATEUCHDuring the past two centuries the quest to identify the author of the Pentateuch has become one of the most complex and provocative issues in biblical studies. For some, to doubt the long-standing tradition of Mosaic authorship is the greatest heresy. For others, to support
The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5
AUTHORSHIP, OT
AUTHORSHIP, OT. In both Jewish and Christian tradition, many books of the OT have been attributed to authors known from the biblical text. The PENTATEUCH (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) is traditionally described as the book of Moses. So persistent is the tradition that Moses wrote