Documentary+Hypothesis

Who: Authors of the Bible: J ("Yahweh" - "Jahwe"); E ("Elohim"); D (Deuteronomy); P (Priestly); R (Redactor) What: Documentary Hypothesis rose in the 19th century, contradicted previous views that the Torah was written by a single person (Moses) When: Problematic to assign dates: J ~ David/Solomon (10th century BCE); E ~ Northern Kingdom (9th - 8th cent BCE); D ~ Josiah (late 7th cent (620) BCE); P ~ (450 BCE); R ~ Babylonian Captivity (586-538 BCE) Where: Why: Accounts for different, sometimes contradictory, statements in the Bible; shows us some of the difficulties in interpreting the Bible literally