The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
I've noticed a number of instances where someone attributes a pericope, a verse, or even a phrase to the {J|E|D|P|R}-source with an almost casual certainty. What is the current status of the Documentary Hypothesis?
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Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Good question. I wonder about this too.
"... almost every critical biblical position was earlier advanced by skeptics." - Raymond Brown
Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
The documentary hypothesis is dead
Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
So too, apparently, is the practice of offering well considered and substantiated claims.Krupin wrote:The documentary hypothesis is dead
Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
I have an excellent counter-hypothesis
Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Thank you, Krupin. Clearly something so excellent deserves a thread of its own.Krupin wrote:I have an excellent counter-hypothesis
Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Do not rush to laugh. It took me four years to understand the origin of the Torah.
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My articles in Russian:
https://www.proza.ru/avtor/krupinsj
https://www.proza.ru/avtor/krupinsj
Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
My sense is that the DH is in some technical trouble.
The main DH supporters are typically Jewish scholars that seem to be getting old. Personally, I'm not aware of a whole lot of younger adherents.
There is at least one Richard Elliot Friedman Passover thread from a year or two ago. That recounts the absurd theory that the Levites were the only tribe involved in the Exodus. Granted Dr. Friedman is getting old and the theory itself seems mostly designed to promote an interesting discussion at the Seder table. Still waiting for the book to come out.
My impression is that the DH is more or less caught between Jewish religious observance and academia, and at the moment it seems tilted to the right of mainstream academic understanding.
At least they don't think that Moses wrote the Torah.
The main DH supporters are typically Jewish scholars that seem to be getting old. Personally, I'm not aware of a whole lot of younger adherents.
There is at least one Richard Elliot Friedman Passover thread from a year or two ago. That recounts the absurd theory that the Levites were the only tribe involved in the Exodus. Granted Dr. Friedman is getting old and the theory itself seems mostly designed to promote an interesting discussion at the Seder table. Still waiting for the book to come out.
My impression is that the DH is more or less caught between Jewish religious observance and academia, and at the moment it seems tilted to the right of mainstream academic understanding.
At least they don't think that Moses wrote the Torah.
Re: The Documentary Hypothesis in the 21st Century
Documentary hypothesis is ridiculous Initially. Say, the pope decided to combine the four gospels into one gospel. Do Christians recognize this book as sacred?