Bible/King James/Documentary Hypothesis
The documentary hypothesis hypothesizes four primary sources (traditionally known as J, E, P, and D) for the Torah. These translations are based on the King James version of the Bible. This learning resource employs the latest iteration of the Documentary Hypothesis, known as the New Documentary Hypothesis. The New Documentary Hypothesis considers the four main sources to have been independent at the moment of redaction into the Torah, with a number of insertions into the redacted document by later scribes.
* | includes most of Leviticus |
† | includes most of Deuteronomy |
‡ | "Deuteronomic history": Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings |
The resource provides two ways to view the sources. The first method highlights the various sources as one reads through the Torah. The second method extracts each source's content from the Torah, and compiles it into a single, flowing document.
The text with sources highlighted
editThe Sources
edit- Jahwist source ("J")
- The Song of Lamech
- The Blessing of Jacob
- The Song of the Sea
- Elohist source ("E")
- The Covenant Code
- Priestly source ("P")
- The narrative elements of P
- The legal elements in "P"
- The Levitical laws
- The Holiness code ("H")
- The list of clean and unclean animals
- Ritual elements in "P"
- Tallies in "P"
- Genealogies in "P"
- Specifications of the components of Israel in "P"
- Deuteronomist source ("D")
- First Deuteronomists Version ("Dtr1")
- The Narrative elements in "Dtr1"
- The Deuteronomic Laws
- Words for rituals in "Dtr1"
- The List of clean and unclean food
- Additions for the Second Deuteronomist Version ("Dtr2")
- First Deuteronomists Version ("Dtr1")
- Redaction Sources ("R")
- Sources by Chapter and Verse