Deuteronomist

This article describes the opinion of the DH without taking into account alternative opinions; see the Documentary Hypothesis article for details on the disputes to this theory The Deuteronomist (D) is one of the sources of the Torah postulated by the Documentary Hypothesis (DH). Martin Noth argued that there was an underlying unity in language and cultural content of the books from Deuteronomy to 2 Kings (Noth 1943). He presented the persona of "The Deuteronomist" as a single author who was using pre-Exilic material but was editing and writing in the age of Babylonian exile , the mid-sixth century BCE. Others suggest that "the Deuteronomist" is a close-knit group of Temple scholars rather than a sole individual. Some suggest that the same source may also have written the account of Jeremiah . Since Noth's work, some scholars attribute two separate stages to the text, a first (referred to as Dtr1 ) and second (referred to as Dtr2 ) edition of the text, although most still consider that both editions were the result of the same author. The actual identity of the Deuteronomist is less secure than the body of his editing work: scholars postulate that the author was Baruch (Neriyah's son), Jeremiah's scribe, or possibly Jeremiah, due to the similarities in style between Jeremiah, and the inclusion in Jeremiah of direct (unattributed) quotes of D, as well as the affiliation of Jeremiah to the Shiloh priests, the time period at which Jeremiah lived. Mowinckel, Prophecy and Tradition: the Prophetic Books in the Light of Study of the Growth and History of the Tradition (Oslo: Jacob Dybwad, 1946)

The Deuteronomist , or simply D , is one of the sources identified through source criticism as underlying much of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament ). Seen by most scholars more as a school or movement than a single author, Deuteronomistic material is found in the book of Deuteronomy , in the books of Joshua , Judges , Samuel , and Kings (the Deuteronomistic history, or DtrH), and also in the book of Jeremiah . (The adjectives Deuteronomic and Deuteronomistic are sometimes used interchangeably: if they are distinguished, then the first refers to Deuteronomy and the second to the history.) It is generally agreed that the Deuteronomistic history originated independently of the books of Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus and Numbers (the first four books of the Torah sometimes called the "Tetrateuch," whose sources are the Priestly source , the Jahwist and the Elohist ), and the history of the books of Chronicles ; most scholars trace all or most of it to the Babylonian exile (6th century BCE), and associate it with editorial reworking of both the Tetrateuch and Jeremiah .

According to source criticism, one of the sources underlying much of the Hebrew Bible The Deuteronomist , abbreviated as either Dtr or simply D , may refer either to the source document underlying the core chapters (12-26) of the Book of Deuteronomy , or to the broader "school" that produced all of Deuteronomy as well as the Deuteronomistic history of Joshua , Judges , Samuel , and Kings and also the book of Jeremiah . The adjectives "Deuteronomic" and "Deuteronomistic" are sometimes used interchangeably; if they are distinguished, then the first refers to the core of Deuteronomy and the second to all of Deuteronomy and the history. The Deuteronomist is one of the sources identified through source criticism as underlying much of the Hebrew Bible . Among source-critical scholars, it is generally agreed that Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic history originated independently of the books of Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus and Numbers (the first four books of the Torah , sometimes called the "Tetrateuch", whose sources are the Priestly source and the Jahwist ), and the history of the books of Chronicles ; most scholars trace all or most of it to the Babylonian exile (6th century BCE), and associate it with editorial reworking of both the Tetrateuch and Jeremiah .

According to source criticism, one of the sources underlying much of the Hebrew Bible The Deuteronomist , abbreviated as either Dtr or simply D , may refer either to the source document underlying the core chapters (12–26) of the Book of Deuteronomy , or to the broader "school" that produced all of Deuteronomy as well as the Deuteronomistic history of Joshua , Judges , Samuel , Kings , and also the Book of Jeremiah . The adjectives "Deuteronomic" and "Deuteronomistic" are sometimes used interchangeably; if they are distinguished, then the first refers to the core of Deuteronomy and the second to all of Deuteronomy and the history. The Deuteronomist is one of the sources identified through source criticism as underlying much of the Hebrew Bible . Among source-critical scholars, it is generally agreed that Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic history originated independently of the books of Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus and Numbers (the first four books of the Torah , sometimes called the "Tetrateuch", whose sources are the Priestly source and the Jahwist ), and the history of the Books of Chronicles ; most scholars trace all or most of it to the Babylonian exile (6th century BCE), and associate it with editorial reworking of both the Tetrateuch and Jeremiah .

According to source criticism, one of the sources underlying much of the Hebrew Bible The Deuteronomist , abbreviated as either Dtr or simply D , may refer either to the source document underlying the core chapters (12–26) of the Book of Deuteronomy , or to the broader "school" that produced all of Deuteronomy as well as the Deuteronomistic history of Joshua , Judges , Samuel , Kings , and also the Book of Jeremiah . The adjectives "Deuteronomic" and "Deuteronomistic" are sometimes used interchangeably; if they are distinguished, then the first refers to the core of Deuteronomy and the second to all of Deuteronomy and the history. The Deuteronomist is one of the sources identified through source criticism as underlying much of the Hebrew Bible . Among source-critical scholars, it is generally agreed that the Deuteronomistic history originated independently of the books of Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus and Numbers (based on the Priestly source and the Jahwist ), and independently of the historical Books of Chronicles . Most scholars trace all or most of Deuteronomistic history to the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE), and associate it with editorial reworking of both the Tetrateuch and Jeremiah .