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HaRaAYaH · 03-30-2008, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by karlmarx

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Originally Posted by Minimalist

First off, it is not a unified work but the result of many writers and, even more importantly, redactors, down through the centuries.

And don't listen to Arnoldo. "Moses" didn't write it!

Putting aside the archaeological and text analysis evidence, if Moses wrote the first 5 books, he would have had to write Deuteronomy 34. This includes a section where the Israelites are mourning Moses' death and where it is mentioned that no-one like Moses ever came again. This is so blatant that there must be a fundie explanation for it, even if it is a weak one. Anyone know what it is? Do they argue that Moses wrote everything except Deuteronomy 34? Or do they argue that God "inspired" Moses to write that chapter?

Ok from Orthodox Jewish/Fundamentalist perspective:

God spoke to the Prophet in an audible voice. The entire Torah was given. It was transmitted orally until it was written down by Ezra the Scribe. God didn't need to write. There was no printing press and Moses did not come down with the first hard bound book.

-Jay- · 03-30-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by snapchamp

The Torah/OT...

I was born into a Jewish family, although I was brought up completely atheist/agnostic. I was asked if I wanted to go to Hebrew school at a young age, and promptly said no.

I just realized I have no idea what the answer to this question is, as I've heard it was first credited to Moses, then it was thought to have been composed by many....

Read this short thread.

The short answer is: a bunch of people over a wide timespan with varying motivations.

regards,

NinJay

karlmarx · 03-30-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by arnoldo

Also you might get a chuckle that in the NT Moses appears with Yeshua on the Mount of Transfiguration!

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Mark 9:4
4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

Maybe Moses didn't die after all on reaching the promised land. Maybe he was just lost in the desert a bit longer than 40 years?

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