According to the bible.....what were birds made of? (page 4)

peacefulpete

Gumby... the 'Documentary Hypothesis' has much value in explaining the doublets and change in style and vocabulary found in the OT. While debate about the details will likely always exist (and this is good) basically the hypothesis suggests 4 primary contributors to the Pentetuch and History narratives. The oldest being a 9th-13th century BC composition called E for Elohist. It is debated whether such a document existed or was the compilation from various early written and oral traditions. It is felt this was from the Northern kingdom of Israel. The Yahwist (J) form the south in Judah had many parallel stories with minor differences. An 8th century Levite seems to have gathered the two sources. and found them useful to create an illusion of Davidic lineage and tradition. Later a 5-6th century Priest (P) added furthur traditions including a varient creation story. At least 1 if not more redactors (R) tried to edit the mess into a narrative.

gumby

Hey Pete, thanks for the info.

Since it's believed that Genesis chap. 1 is from the same writer (if it is), then how does one explain Gen. Chap1, verses 3 & 14? This is the luminary discrepancy that differs on the day they were created. Would the same writer make a mistake so close together?

Gumby