See my, “Hovav the Midianite: Why Was the End of the Story Cut?
This article is based on ch.8 of my, ??? ???? ???”? [How the Bible Was Born] (Israel: Kinneret, Zmora-bitan, Dvir, 2018).
3 was part of the E or Elohistic source, whereas the revelation per chapter 6 is, in my view, from the Holiness School’s redaction of the Pentateuch. Jackie Feldman and Peretz Rodman (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2007; repr. of, Minneapolis, MN; Fortress Press, 1995), 17 [n24]; trans. of, ???? ????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?????? (Jerusalem: Magnes Press, 1992). Other scholars, however, believe it preciso be from the Priestly text (see conversation per, David Frankel, “Reconstructing the Priestly Moses,” TheTorah .) Editor’s note: For how these two texts played an important role mediante the development of source criticism, see Zev Farber, “Documentary Hypothesis: The Revelation of YHWH’s Name Continues to Enlighten,” TheTorah (2014).
Editor’s note: For more on how this meaning was understood over time, see James Diamond, “YHWH: The God that Is vs. the God that Becomes,” TheTorah (2017).
Editor’s note: For verso claim that this gloss is actually a redactional supplement, added after the Addirittura and J sources were combined, see, Zev Farber, “How Does God Answer the Question: ‘What Is Your Name?’” TheTorah (2017).
The term “Arab” here may be anachronistic, as the first time we see this term used is con 8 th century Assyrian documents. The point is that the Midianites are from the same area as the Arabian tribes and were likely part of this Arab or proto-Arab group. Continue reading Source critically, the revelation of God’s name con ch