DID YOU KNOW?

"Scholars broadly agree the first five books of the Bible were not written by Moses alone, but drew together multiple sources over time." Agree or disagree?

The answer

Agree. The Torah tells some events twice with differences (two creation accounts, two flood strands), uses different names for God, and — in Deuteronomy 34 — narrates Moses' own death and burial. Scholars see it woven from multiple sources; the classic model names four (J, E, P, D), and the details are still argued.

Why it’s interesting

Deuteronomy 34:5-6 describes Moses dying and being buried "to this day" — hard to write about oneself. That sole-Moses authorship doesn't hold is the consensus; exactly how the sources fit together is the live debate.

Scholarly consensus

You can know the Bible.

Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.