Episode Details

Host Lance Smith examines Exodus 24 and the modern JEPD/documentary hypothesis, weighing scholarly claims of multiple authors against evidence for Mosaic authorship.

The episode reviews historical, linguistic, and biblical arguments and explains why the host leans toward Moses as the primary author while encouraging listeners to investigate with curiosity.

References to items discussed and/or used on this podcast may be found at the following:

The Bible Difficulties and Answers Website

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Email Address: bibledifficultiesandanswers@gmail.com 

1. Geisler, Norman L., and Thomas Howe. The Big Book of Bible Difficulties. Baker Books, 1992. Available at: https://a.co/d/7shn4hI  
2. Heiser, Michael. “Mosaic Authorship of the Torah: Problems with the Documentary Hypothesis (JEPD), Part 3.” https://drmsh.com/mosaic-authorship-torah-problems-documentary-hypothesis-jedp-part-3/ 
3. “The JEPD Theory.” Saint Mary’s Press. https://www.smp.org/dynamicmedia/files/9f86f9ff327c4e2eb3a9f985b135a6ff/TX001002_1-content-The_JEPD_Theory.pdf 
4. “Exodus.” Society for Old Testament Study. https://www.sots.ac.uk/wiki/exodus/ 
5. “Authorship of the Pentateuch.” Evidence Unseen. https://evidenceunseen.com/authorship-of-the-pentateuch 
6. “Evidence for Mosaic Authorship of the Torah.” Answers in Genesis. https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/moses/evidence-mosaic-authorship-of-torah/ 
7. Ehrman, Bart. “Exodus: How Archaeology Challenges the Biblical Account.” https://www.bartehrman.com/exodus/ 
8. Ehrman, Bart. “How to Study the Bible.” https://www.bartehrman.com/how-to-study-the-bible/