TRADITION VS SCHOLARSHIP
The answer
Moses. The tradition is ancient, and the text has Moses writing down laws (Deuteronomy 31:9). Yet the same five books end by narrating Moses' own death and burial — which is part of why scholars look closer.
Why it’s interesting
"The books of Moses" is a phrase far older than any modern debate. What the text claims for itself, and what it seems to show, is exactly where deeper study begins.
Genuinely debated
You can know the Bible.
Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.