Minute Paper 9/17

Today we discussed how Genesis 1-3 supports the documentary hypothesis. We saw that two different narratives had been combined: one from the Priestly source and one from the Yahwist source. Because these stories are conflicting, we agreed that it is difficult to read these chapters literally. We also discussed how the Yahwist source portrays Eve as subordinate to Adam; She was created from his rib as his “helper”. Finally, we talked about how Moses is the implied narrator, but not the author of the text.