Minute Paper 9/3

JayDee, RJ, Katherine, Danyal

The Documentary Hypothesis states that four specific documents (JEDP), with unique writing styles and messages, were threaded together in order to create the Pentateuch. One of the most striking observances in support of this hypothesis is the existence of multiple accounts recording the same stories. We also examined Martin Noth’s criticism. He claims that the Pentateuch can be separated into five themes that form natural separations between different authors.