Elohist

Old Testament the supposed author or authors of one of the four main strands of text of the Pentateuch, identified chiefly by the use of the word Elohim for God instead of YHVH (Jehovah)

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Burnett suggests that biblical spokespersons, including those of the Elohist tradition in the Pentateuch, the Elijah cycle, and Hosea used Elohim to denote Yahweh and were intent upon leading their audience to make the connection that the historical Elohim whom they worshipped was Yahweh and none other.

A Reassessment of Biblical Elohim.

Exodus contains three accounts of Yahweg introducing himself to Moses, written by the Yahwist (J), the Elohist (E), and P.

Has Religion Been Disproven?

But having reviewed the variety of ancient Near-Eastern genres dealing with the past, we are then offered detailed accounts of the historiographies of the Deuteronomist, the Yahwist, the Elohist and the Priestly writer(s) who, in their conventional chronological sequence (J,E,D,P) show a dissolution of the sacral character of monarchy.

Etudes d'histoire religieuse et de philologie biblique

Tables (332, 338, 343) show the variant Septuagint numeration; the fivefold division suggested by the colophons: Psalm 41:14; 72:18-19; 89:52; 106:48; and the attributions to an Elohist (Pss 1-41), David-Solomon (Pss 51-65, 68-72), Asaph (Pss 50, 73-83), and the sons of Korah (Pss 42-49, 84-88).

Salmi e letteratura Sapienziale: Pregare Dio nella vita

E," the Elohist Epic, calls God "Elohim" until the burning bush story and then switches to Yahweh or combines the two.

Errors of the Elohist

Compare also the references to bull worship coming from the polemical pens of the Elohist, Hosea, and the Deuteronomist.

Divine images and aniconism in ancient Israel

Next, fragments attributed to the Elohist and the Yahwist (for which the ugly form 'Jehowist' is used).

Der Tempelkult in Kanaan und Israel. Studien zur Kultgeschichte Palastinas von der Mittelbronzezeit bis zum Untergang Judas

Some scholars have suggested that these verses are a conflation of two traditions, the Elohist in verses 12-15a and 18b and verses 15b-18a of Priestly origin.

The transfiguration of our Lord: February 6, 2005

The Elohist is a modification of the epic from the point of view of the Northern Kingdom: Joseph enters the patriarchal narrative; law is emphasized, and worship is centered in Shechem and Bethel.