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P.J. Wiseman first presented the '''Tablet Theory''', also called the Wiseman Hypothesis, in his 1936 book, ''New discoveries in Babylonia about Genesis''. Most recently Curt Sewell has refined the hypothesis.<ref name=tablet>Sewell, C. (1994). [http://www.trueorigin.org/tablet.asp The Tablet Theory of Genesis Authorship]. ''Bible and Spade'' (Vol. 7, No. 1).</ref> Wiseman first noticed that many of the ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets we're discovering use "colophon phrases" naming the tablet's writer or owner, as well as some method of dating the tablet; and often relate to family histories and origins. Wiseman also noted their similarity to the book of Genesis, which scholars have long recognized is sub-divided into sections via the phrase "these are the generations of..." Such a phrase is translated from the Hebrew word "''toledoth''", defined by Strong's dictionary as 'generations' as related to family history or descent.<ref>Strong's Hebrew Dictionary. [http://strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8435.htm 8435.toledoth]. Biblos.com.</ref>  

P.J. Wiseman first presented the "Tablet Theory", also called the Wiseman Hypothesis, in his 1936 book, ''New discoveries in Babylonia about Genesis''. Most recently Curt Sewell has refined the hypothesis.<ref name=tablet>Sewell, C. (1994). [http://www.trueorigin.org/tablet.asp The Tablet Theory of Genesis Authorship]. ''Bible and Spade'' (Vol. 7, No. 1).</ref> Wiseman first noticed that many of the ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets we're discovering use "colophon phrases" naming the tablet's writer or owner, as well as some method of dating the tablet; and often relate to family histories and origins. Wiseman also noted their similarity to the book of Genesis, which scholars have long recognized is sub-divided into sections via the phrase "these are the generations of..." Such a phrase is translated from the Hebrew word "''toledoth''", defined by Strong's dictionary as 'generations' as related to family history or descent.<ref>Strong's Hebrew Dictionary. [http://strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8435.htm 8435.toledoth]. Biblos.com.</ref>  

Sewell hypothesizes that each of these subsections divides into differing individual accounts separated by the Hebrew word "toledoth", God's account of Creation (Genesis 1:1-2:4), Adam's genealogy/personal history (2:4-5:1), Noah's genealogy/personal history (5:1-6:9), Shem/Ham/Japheth's (6:9-10:1), Shem's specifically (10:1-11:10), Terah's (11:10-11:27), Isaac's (11:27-25:19), Ishmael's (25:12-18), Jacob's (25:19-37:2), Esau's (36:1-36:43), and Jacob's 12 sons (37:2-Exodus 1:6).  

Sewell hypothesizes that each of these subsections divides into differing individual accounts separated by the Hebrew word "toledoth", God's account of Creation (Genesis 1:1-2:4), Adam's genealogy/personal history (2:4-5:1), Noah's genealogy/personal history (5:1-6:9), Shem/Ham/Japheth's (6:9-10:1), Shem's specifically (10:1-11:10), Terah's (11:10-11:27), Isaac's (11:27-25:19), Ishmael's (25:12-18), Jacob's (25:19-37:2), Esau's (36:1-36:43), and Jacob's 12 sons (37:2-Exodus 1:6).  

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