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Genesis, Exodus, Job Honors 2101, Fall 2006 Unit 1: Mesopotamia and Ancient Near East “Old Testament” Hebrew Torah Pentateuch (5 Books) Tanak: Law, Prophets, Writings Authorship? 4 narrations: “J”, “E”, “D”, “P” “J” (Yahweh) is ~900 BCE “P” is ~500 BCE Official organization ~ 400 BCE (School of Ezra) What is the Torah? Literary Collection of a People Hebrew myth, folktales, history, poetry, biography, philosophy, prophecy, history, etc. “1st” Monotheism: Yaweh, an all-powerful, dual-natured god. A god of violence, vengeance, and destruction A god of covenants, blessings, protection A natio