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

 The weakness of this line of reasoning becomes particularly evident when applied to a contemporary piece of writing. In one recent book about World War II, the chancellor of Germany is termed "Fuhrer," "Adolf Hitler," and simply "Hitler" in the course of just a few pages. Would anyone dare claim that this 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 do not only deny that it was Moses but proclaim that "J was a woman." 

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