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Cambridge University Press eBooks· 2013· Book chapter

Prolegomena to the History of Israel

Julius Wellhausen, William Robertson Smith

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Julius Wellhausen's 1878 work, reissued in its 1885 English translation, argues the Pentateuch is a synthesis of four independent narratives, placing it in historical-social context by applying scientific philology and setting aside theological traditions.

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Field: Religious studies

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