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Question Authorship, Embrace Uncertainty
Moses is unlikely the author of the closing chapters of Deuteronomy, as it's implausible for a deceased person to write about themselves in the third person while claiming to be the most humble. The authorship of the Torah and the Old Testament remains ambiguous, with theories suggesting various editors were involved, possibly including Ezra after the exile. This highlights a broader uncertainty regarding the origins of these texts and the evolution of Jewish scholarship leading to the emergence of the Pharisees.