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Genesis: A Compilation of Literary Sources
During the 19th century, European scholars revealed that Genesis is a compilation of four literary sources written at different times and places, reflecting various theological perspectives. This approach challenges the traditional belief that the book was authored by one person at a single time. Source criticism suggests that the Pentateuch was not written by Moses around 1300 BCE but was written over many centuries, incorporating sources dating back to 1200 BCE and the period of the monarchy, eventually edited into the Pentateuch around the 6th century BCE.