Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Lloyd Barre <barre AT c-zone.net>]

Dear List Members:

I have been researching the Elohist.  His profile and my dating of the 
composition perfectly fits Samuel.  Essentially, he was concerned with 
political theory and his theology is Levitical. Indeed, P learned from 
regarding the revelation of the Tetragrammaton.  Further, I trace E to 1 Sam 
15 after which it get lost in Davidic apologetic traditions.  Samuel was 
raised by the Levite El after which he became a renown prophet.  Because 
there are problems with identifying E and Samuel, I am compelled to the 
conclusion that the Elohist was one of his prophetic disciples, living during 
David's reign most probably in Shechem.  Yahweh for E was Yihwah, the first 
emanation of Elohim just as Atum was to Ptah.  This theology descended from 
the priests of Ptah, to Moses, to the Levites, to Eli, to Samuel to the 
Elohist to P and finally to 1 John and John's mentioned detractors.

My latest thought.  Comments?

Regards,

Lloyd M. Barre, Ph.D.

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