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Line 68: − + + − The reasons for Mosaic authorship are these: − *Moses was well qualified to do so, and there is no rational reason for him not to do so, especially considering the fact that he was the founder and father of the entire Hebrew nation; leaving his whole life's work and teachings to oral tradition was unthinkable. − *The five books of Moses, as well as the rest of the Bible claims that he did in fact write the Pentateuch. − *The foundation of the entire Bible regarding revealed truth and God's redemptive plan rests squarely on the Pentateuch; if this foundation is not reliable, then the whole Bible is not reliable. (Unger, pg 35)
→Authorship: The itemized list at the end just repeats the beginning.
==Authorship==
==Authorship==
Biblical tradition within and without the Old Testament, Jesus in the New Testament, as well as extra-Biblical writers such as Josephus, Origen, the early church fathers and many others, have claimed Moses as the author of Genesis, written during the time of the Hebrew wanderings in the Wilderness, between 1440-1400 B.C. Certainly, Moses was well established to have written Genesis in Hebrew, Akkadian, or Egyptian; he was well educated and trained in the Egyptian court. Archaeology has demonstrated that such a man did have the eductation necessary to accomplish this during that time in history. (Unger, pp. 35-35)
Biblical tradition within and without the Old Testament, Jesus in the New Testament, as well as extra-Biblical writers such as Josephus, Origen, the early church fathers and many others, have claimed Moses as the author of Genesis, written during the time of the Hebrew wanderings in the Wilderness, between 1440-1400 B.C. Certainly, Moses was well established to have written Genesis in Hebrew, Akkadian, or Egyptian; he was well educated and trained in the Egyptian court. Archaeology demonstrated that such a man did have the eductation necessary to accomplish this during that time in history. (Unger, pp. 35-35)
The higher critical view was that Moses did not write it. Some biblical scholars have claimed to identify five separate authors of the five 'books of Moses'<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_tora.htm Who Wrote The Pentateuch, The Five Books of Moses?]</ref><ref>[http://lectionary.org/EXEG-English/OT/EOT01-Gen/Authorship-Genesis%20&%20Pentateuch.html Introduction to Genesis & the Pentateuch]</ref>. Although unidentified, each of these authors has been given the name of a letter:
The higher critical view was that Moses did not write it. Some biblical scholars identified five separate authors of the five 'books of Moses'<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_tora.htm Who Wrote The Pentateuch, The Five Books of Moses?]</ref><ref>[http://lectionary.org/EXEG-English/OT/EOT01-Gen/Authorship-Genesis%20&%20Pentateuch.html Introduction to Genesis & the Pentateuch]</ref>. Although unidentified, each of these authors has been given the name of a letter:
* J who calls God ''YHWH'' (the ''Jehovist'' account), and who possibly wrote in the south of [[Judah]], written c. 850 B.C.
* J who calls God ''YHWH'' (the ''Jehovist'' account), and who possibly wrote in the south of [[Judah]], written c. 850 B.C.
* E who uses ''Elohim'' ('the gods', 'the spirits') as God's name, and possibly wrote in [[Ephraim]], written c. 750 B.C.
* E who uses ''Elohim'' ('the gods', 'the spirits') as God's name, and possibly wrote in [[Ephraim]], written c. 750 B.C.
* Genesis 2:4 was written by R
* Genesis 2:4 was written by R
* Genesis 2:5 through 4:26 were written by J.
* Genesis 2:5 through 4:26 were written by J.
This theory has gained in popularity since it was first proposed in the late 19th century. However, it is inevitably a product of modern rationalistic research and the application of literary criteria. Opponents of this research point to the fact that it is difficult to square with the historical, miraculous, and prophetic elements which they claim to be basic to the first five books of the Bible (Unger, 397; Young, pp. 183-276).
This theory has gained in popularity since it was first proposed in the late 19th century. However, it is inevitably a product of modern rationalistic research and the application of literary criteria. Opponents of this research point to the fact that it is difficult to reconcile with the historical, miraculous, and prophetic elements which they claim to be basic to the first five books of the Bible (Unger, 397; Young, pp. 183-276).
==Creation science importance==
==Creation science importance==