Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Bill Rea <bsr15 AT cantsl.it.canterbury.ac.nz>]

Brian wrote:-

>Most of the vocal scholars I've read still hold to the ANCIENT (1670)
>suggestion by Spinoza that Ezra wrote the Pentateuch, but has 338 years
>provided proof for this notion?

I was under the impression that this idea predated Spinoza. I can't
remember where I read it but I thought there was a Jewish legend
that Ezra wrote the Torah either from memory after it had been
destroyed or after drinking some firey liquid. Sorry, my memory
on this is pretty hazy. Can anyone help?

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