Meaning of Yahwist | Babel Free

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A follower of the Iron Age religion of Yahwism.

historical

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“The Yahwist especially enjoys putting the long speeches into God's own⟳ mouth. Yahweh dialogues with Adam in the Garden of Eden about the first sin; he carries on a monologue with himself over whether he should bring⟳ on a flood⟳ in Genesis 6; he discusses with Abraham the sin and destruction of Sodom in Genesis 18; he plays with Moses' request⟳ to see⟳ the divine face⟳ in Exodus 33.”

“When Westermann comes to deal⟳ with the literary stage⟳ of the tradition, however, he once again refers to von Rad's view⟳ of the Yahwist as a historian in the Davidic-Solomonic era. He states that the Yahwist's work⟳ "is the first, as far as we know⟳, in the history of the world to bring⟳ together a historical whole that encompasses several different epocs [sic]".”

“The Yahwist (J) has also come⟳ under controversial discussion as well in the recent years.”

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