Jahwist
Sign in to saveAlso known as J source, J, Jahwist tradition, Jahwist document, Yahwist, Yahwist tradition, Yahwist document, Jehovist
thumb|upright=0.6|The supplementary hypothesis, a popular model of the [[composition of the Torah. The Jahwist is shown as J.]] thumb|The 20th-century documentary hypothesis. The Jahwist or Yahwist (J) is one of the most widely recognized sources of the Pentateuch (Torah), together with the Deuteronomist (D), the Priestly source (P) and the Elohist (E). The existence of the Jahwist text is somewhat controversial, with a number of scholars, especially in Europe, denying that it ever existed as a coherent independent document. Nevertheless, many scholars do assume its existence. The Jahwist is
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Background
- Characteristics
- Coogan interpretation
- Date
- Scope
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=0.6|The supplementary hypothesis, a popular model of the [[composition of the Torah. The Jahwist is shown as J.]] thumb|The 20th-century documentary hypothesis.
The Jahwist or Yahwist (J) is one of the most widely recognized sources of the Pentateuch (Torah), together with the Deuteronomist (D), the Priestly source (P) and the Elohist (E). The existence of the Jahwist text is somewhat controversial, with a number of scholars, especially in Europe, denying that it ever existed as a coherent independent document. Nevertheless, many scholars do assume its existence. The Jahwist is so named because of its characteristic use of the term Yahweh (German: ; Hebrew: ) for God.
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