ENGL 204 Lecture 2: 2
8 Jun 2018
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The Old Testament Thursday, Sept 7, 2017
-In the beginning (before the Patriarchs)
•Pentateuch (also known as the Torah) = the first 5 books in the Bible
-Traditionally, Moses is said to have written them, but later scholars suggest that
they are the product of several authors
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Documentary Hypothesis
-There are 2 voices that refer to God:
•E = Elohist (God as Elohim)
•Y = Yahwist ( God as Yahweh)
There are also two other voices (one of them being the P=priestly voice, but the focus is
more on the E and the Y)
Genesis - the Primeval History
-Chapter 1 > Elohim
•A less familiar God
•With Adam > Yahweh : a more intimate, more familiar God
-The Documentary Hypothesis: it is not Moses who wrote all 5 books, but there are
different veins through those books that refer to God from different points of view
(POV).
•i.e. the book of Genesis refers to God in both the E voice and the Y voice, and
even refers to him using the P voice)
Enuma Elish
•Apsu: male figure
•Tiamat: female figure
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Document Summary
In the beginning (before the patriarchs: pentateuch (also known as the torah) = the rst 5 books in the bible. Traditionally, moses is said to have written them, but later scholars suggest that they are the product of several authors. There are 2 voices that refer to god: e = elohist (god as elohim, y = yahwist ( god as yahweh) There are also two other voices (one of them being the p=priestly voice, but the focus is more on the e and the y) Chapter 1 > elohim: a less familiar god, with adam > yahweh : a more intimate, more familiar god. Enuma elish: apsu: male gure, tiamat: female gure. !3: marduk; supreme god in babylonian culture. These stories are not only to be read, they were made to be shared: with family, around a camp re, acted out like a play.
