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... biblical critics . Scholars have long been aware that the figure of Aaron as it is now found in the Pentateuch , or first five books of the Old Testament , is built up from several sources or layers of traditions . Ac- cording to Julius ...
... biblical critics . Scholars have long been aware that the figure of Aaron as it is now found in the Pentateuch , or first five books of the Old Testament , is built up from several sources or layers of traditions . Ac- cording to Julius ...
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... biblical accounts as the recipient of a divine call , revela- tion , and promise ; the prototype of the faithful man tested by God ; and the founding ancestor of the chosen people , the first of the patriarchs of Israel . He is pre ...
... biblical accounts as the recipient of a divine call , revela- tion , and promise ; the prototype of the faithful man tested by God ; and the founding ancestor of the chosen people , the first of the patriarchs of Israel . He is pre ...
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... biblical tradi- tions differ . According to what scholars call the Yahwistic source ( J ) in the Pentateuch ( the first five books of the Bible ) , Yahweh had been known and worshipped since Adam's time . According to the so - called ...
... biblical tradi- tions differ . According to what scholars call the Yahwistic source ( J ) in the Pentateuch ( the first five books of the Bible ) , Yahweh had been known and worshipped since Adam's time . According to the so - called ...
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