106 posted on 01/22/2006 3:28:49 PM MST by GarySpFc (De Oppresso Liber
Jesus attributed the 5 books to Mosesb'shem Y'shuaWhether or not a biblical critic wants to take Jesus' word
for anything is up to the individual. But no less than Jesus authenticated the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch.
Jesus divided the Old Testament into three sections in Luke 24:44: Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms.
Also, he attributed all the individual JEDP defined sections of the Pentateuch to Moses.In Mark 10:4-8, Jesus quoted Gen. 2:24, which would be J, as coming from Moses. Mark 7:10,
Jesus quoted the Ten Commandments, which fall into the E category, as coming from Moses.
In Mark 10:3, Jesus refers to Deut. 24:1f, which would be D, as being from Moses.
In Matt. 8:4, Jesus quoted Lev. 14, which would be equivalent to P, as coming from Moses.This is a brief look at the Documentary Hypothesis.
In my opinion, it is a fabrication based upon false presuppositions and inaccurate analysis.
It contradicts what Jesus said and it is an unreliable way to analyze a document that is thousands of years old.