Meaning of documentary hypothesis | Babel Free
Definitions
The hypothesis that the Pentateuch consists of two or more, usually four, originally distinct major documents.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Urkundenhypothese
Français
hypothèse documentaire
Nederlands
oorkondenhypothese
Русский
документа́льная гипо́теза
Examples
“Out of this rare discovery have sprung the documentary hypothesis, the fragmentary hypothesis, and we know not how many more hypotheses, each of which has been maintained for a time, as self-evidently true, and then exploded.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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