Texts · 15 · Jeremiah and Baruch

J, E, D, P, and more

Scholars use labels like Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, Priestly, and others to describe the Bible's complex authorship.

Shorthand for many hands.

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Some texts can be assigned to northern or southern, priestly, prophetic, or palace circles, but they rarely stand alone.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 241

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