Elohist

The term Elohist (abbreviated E) referred to in the historical-critical biblical scholarship the hypothetical author of the source documents that should have been in the five books of Moses, the Pentateuch so-called processed. The theory of the Elohist originated with the historical-critical study of the Bible in the 18th century, but lost since the mid-20th century. more and more approval and is rarely represented in the current Old Testament research.

History of Research

The term " Elohist " was coined by Julius Wellhausen, the founder of Modern documentary hypothesis, in his " Prolegomena to the History of Israel " ( 1886). The other source documents adopted by him ( " source layer ") within the Pentateuch he called Yahwist, Deuteronomist and Priestly Code / signature.

According to the documentary hypothesis moderns are in the Pentateuch only fragments of the formerly independent Elohist source font included. At about the story of the Flood Gen 6-9 EU as well as in Gen 15 EU - Ex 9 EU, ie from the country 's promise to Abraham to the covenant at Sinai, and particularly strong in the story of Joseph in Genesis 37-50 EU. According to Wellhausen, the Elohist source font was born around 800 BC in the northern kingdom of Israel.

Recent research has provided the confidence wane in developed by Wellhausen hypothesis. The majority of current exegetical research is no longer expects a Elohist source from the 9th century BC Obvious keyword compounds are now seen more as a testimony of coherent, later editors.

One of the researchers, who expects to make a Elohist source is the Erlangen emeritus of Old Testament Ludwig Schmidt.

Theological profile and style characteristics

The Elohist source font is mainly characterized by the use of God's name Elohim ( = " God "). She uses this term to ex 3.14 EU, the scene in which God reveals his name "Yahweh" to Moses; then used the Elohist the divine name "Yahweh". A popular motif of the Elohist is the fear of God and the appearance of the angel of Elohim.

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