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'As it is written'

Elephantine's letters cite the Persian king's command. Ezra-Nehemiah adds a second authority: 'as it is written in the Torah of Moses.'

A new source of authority.

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That formula is conspicuously absent at Elephantine.

Bible reference: Ezra 3:2

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 212

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