Jewish and Christian tradition ascribes authorship of the Pentateuch to Moses in the 13th century B.C.E. Is this what the Pentateuch itself implies about who wrote it and when?I have posted some thoughts on the current state of Pentateuchal source criticism here and here. And I have said more about lost books quoted in the Hebrew Bible here and links.
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