Biblical Hebrew Forum

[TedBro AT aol.com]

Hi, All:
 
To supplement Lloyd's comments... It seems clear to me that everyone  accepts 
the idea that certain Biblical books contains multiple sources  and were 
edited / redacted. Who would doubt multiple sources for Kings,  Chronicles or 
Psalms? Logically, no one could have been eyewitness to all the  events of 
Genesis. Even excluding chapters 1-11, Genesis covers three  generations and 
must 
have either oral tradition or written sources, even if set  down word for 
word by 
Moses. 
 
On the other hand, I suppose one could contend that God inspired Moses with  
supernatural knowledge of the doings of Abraham, Issac, Jacob and Joseph  
that 
he otherwise would have known nothing about, but then could not God have  
inspired Ezra to that same end? Since Ezra is viewed, even by the most  
conservative minded, as an inspired author, how is faith threatened by 
viewing  Ezra 
putting final touches on the Pentateuch?
 
Cheers,
Ted Brownstein
 
In a message dated 2/4/2009 5:56:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
l_barre AT yahoo.com writes:

I  agree.  There is no reason why someone can accept the documentary  
hypothesis and yet be religiously conservative.  Cannot God  inspire a 
critically 
understood Bible?


Lloyd  Barré
http://freewebs.com/lmbarre



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