Ep. #226 – Did Moses Write the Pentateuch? w/ Dr. John Bergsma
Summary
What is the “Pentateuch” and why is it called that? What are the traditional views vs. modern views of the authorship of the Pentateuch? Could Moses truly be the primary author? What evidence has been offered for the Documentary Hypothesis? Why isn’t the Documentary Hypothesis compelling? What evidence points toward traditional chronology and authorship? Dr. John Bergsma joins us to discuss these topics.
Guest Bio
John S. Bergsma, Ph.D. is a Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is the author of The Jubilee from Leviticus to Qumran; A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament (Ignatius, 2018), and Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. His peer-reviewed scholarship on Old and New Testament topics and the Dead Sea Scrolls have appeared in the journals Biblica, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Dead Sea Discoveries, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum, and in essay collections. He also released the last of a four-volume set “The Word of the Lord” which has commentaries on all of the feast days and readings for the entire liturgical year.
Resources
Murmuring Against Moses by John Bergsma and Jeffrey L. Morrow
The Word of the Lord: Reflections on the Sunday Mass Readings by Dr. John Bergsma
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