Prolegomena To The History Of Israel: Summary
Week 2, J. Wellhausen, Prolegomena to the History of Israel
Julius Wellhausen discovered that a source of legislation is detectable in the Pentateuch among previous discoveries of JE and D sources. He argued that this source of legislation is called, the Priestly Code. The letter P is given to this view. In the chapter one, Wellhausen showed how he came to the conclusion that P source is in fact the youngest source among the sources of JE and D. He concluded that the arrangement of the sources in according to the cultus should be JE-D-P. The analysis of the authorships and the arrangements of the three constituent parts of the Pentateuch are discussed in this review. Wellhausen is not the first person to assert the point of view on the Priestly Code (P). In according to the introduction of Wellhausen’s …show more content…
There are two basic parts: Jehovistic law and Jehovistic narrative. Wellhausen said that the specific passage in Exodus 20:24-26 supports this view. The passage shows the stage of development is primitive because multiplicity of altars were permitted with restrictions applied. The Jehovist law restricted the places for worship and sacrifices. The restrictions have signaled that the sanctity of the soil is strongly emphasized. The JE authors emphasized on the high places (p.32). These places are destined by Jehovah (YHWH). Wellhausen viewed that this was an expression in the first centuries of the divided kingdom. The Deuteronomy is based on the JE sources. However, the deuteronomist (D) can be found especially in Deuteronomy 12. Wellhausen believed that “D source is the legal expression of the second period of struggle and transition” (p.33). Not only the Book of Deuteronomy consciously encourages theocracy but also the law is “so living, which stands at every point in immediate contact with reality...” (p.34). The D source should be dated later than the JE
Julius Wellhausen discovered that a source of legislation is detectable in the Pentateuch among previous discoveries of JE and D sources. He argued that this source of legislation is called, the Priestly Code. The letter P is given to this view. In the chapter one, Wellhausen showed how he came to the conclusion that P source is in fact the youngest source among the sources of JE and D. He concluded that the arrangement of the sources in according to the cultus should be JE-D-P. The analysis of the authorships and the arrangements of the three constituent parts of the Pentateuch are discussed in this review. Wellhausen is not the first person to assert the point of view on the Priestly Code (P). In according to the introduction of Wellhausen’s …show more content…
There are two basic parts: Jehovistic law and Jehovistic narrative. Wellhausen said that the specific passage in Exodus 20:24-26 supports this view. The passage shows the stage of development is primitive because multiplicity of altars were permitted with restrictions applied. The Jehovist law restricted the places for worship and sacrifices. The restrictions have signaled that the sanctity of the soil is strongly emphasized. The JE authors emphasized on the high places (p.32). These places are destined by Jehovah (YHWH). Wellhausen viewed that this was an expression in the first centuries of the divided kingdom. The Deuteronomy is based on the JE sources. However, the deuteronomist (D) can be found especially in Deuteronomy 12. Wellhausen believed that “D source is the legal expression of the second period of struggle and transition” (p.33). Not only the Book of Deuteronomy consciously encourages theocracy but also the law is “so living, which stands at every point in immediate contact with reality...” (p.34). The D source should be dated later than the JE