The Documents Described
J a southern work, written ~ 850 BC
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Flowing narrative style, uses ÒYahwehÓ
E a northern work, written ~ 750 BC
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Flowing narrative style, used ÒElohimÓ
D about time of Josiah, ~ 650 BC
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Rhetorical style
P a priestly work, ~ 550 BC
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Dry, repetitive style, many details