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The 21 pages that link to Documentary Hypothesis, each with the reason it gives.

• Hebrew BibleRelated: It proposes one influential account of how the Torah’s texts were composed.

• TorahCompared with: It contrasts with traditional accounts that attribute the Torah’s authorship to Moses.

• Book of GenesisRelated: It offers one influential account of how Genesis acquired its composite form.

• ExodusRelated: It offers one influential account of how the Exodus narrative took shape in writing.

• MosesRelated: It offers one account of how the Moses traditions entered the Torah.

• BibleRelated: It offers one influential account of how the Bible’s first five books developed.

• Biblical archaeologyRelated: Questions about textual composition complicate attempts to match biblical episodes to archaeological layers.

• Biblical criticismBroader topic: It became a prominent model for explaining the composition of the Torah.

• Book of ExodusRelated: It offers one influential account of the textual layers scholars identify in Exodus.

• Genesis creation narrativeRelated: It explains differences between Genesis's creation accounts through distinct sources.

• Book of DeuteronomyCompared with: It offers one framework for understanding Deuteronomy’s relation to the other Torah books.

• Book of JoshuaRelated: Debates about the formation of Joshua often intersect with theories about the Torah’s sources.

• Priestly sourceRelated: The Priestly source is one of the major documents reconstructed by this theory.

• Book of LeviticusRelated: It offers one influential account of how Leviticus took shape within the Torah.

• Historical-critical methodBroader topic: It applies source criticism to explain repetitions, tensions, and shifts in the Torah.

• Julius WellhausenRelated: Wellhausen’s influential formulation explained the Pentateuch through distinct sources and their combination.

• AdamNarrower topic: It offers one influential model for how Genesis’s creation accounts took shape.

• Book of NumbersRelated: It offers one influential account of how Numbers took shape within the Torah.

• Bible (Christian scripture)Related: It offers one influential account of how foundational biblical books took shape.

• Historicity of the BibleRelated: Its proposed layers affect how scholars date and interpret narratives about Israel’s past.

• JethroRelated: Source-critical readings examine differences among the accounts and names tied to Moses’ Midianite relatives.