Moses - Man or Myth? - Who Wrote the "Books of Moses"?

 Another argument is that stylistic differences in the Pentateuch are evidence of multiple authors.  However, K. A. Kitchen notes in his book Ancient Orient and Old Testament: "Stylistic differences are meaningless and reflect the differences in detailed  subject-matter."  Similar style variations can also be found  "in ancient texts whose library unity is beyond all doubt."

The argument that the use of different names and titles for God is evidence of multiple authorship is particularly weak. In  just one  small portion of the book of Genesis, God is called  "the Most High God," Producer of heaven and earth," Sovereign Lord Jehovah," "God of sight." "God Almighty," "God," "the true God," and "the judge of all the earth."  (Genesis 14:18, 19; 15:2; 16:13; 17:1, 3, 18; 18:25) Did different authors write each of these Bible texts? Or what  about Genesis 28:13, where the terms "Elohim" (God) and "Jehovah" are  used together?  Did two authors collaborate to write the  one verse?

The weakness of this line of reasoning become particularly evident when applied to a contemporary piece of writing.  In one recent book about World War II, the chancellor of Germany is termed  "Fuher,"  "Adolf Hitler," and simply  "Hitler" in the course of just a few pages.  Would anyone dare claim that this is evidence of three different authors? 

Nevertheless, variations on Wellhausen's theories continue to proliferate. Among them is the theory propounded by two scholars  regarding the so-called  j author. They not only deny that it was Moses but also proclaim that  j was a woman." 

Note: Theories  are only what they are called, not true evidence. Just a bunch of hoakem, garbage. 

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