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Nature of the JE source

The JE source is believed to make up parts of Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers. It is primarily identified as different from the Priestly source in those texts and uses an older form of Hebrew.

JE treats God as a human-like figure, capable of regret, and appearing in person at events. JE makes use of supernatural creatures such as angels as intermediaries, as well as mystical talking creatures, and supernatural objects to display purity and evil combined. In JE, God is shown as merciful and capable of being persuaded to change his mind.

The Redactor of JE

JE was created when J and E were combined and edited together. The DH asserts that this occurred during the Babylonian exile, involving Ezra, with the encouragement of Cyrus the Great, who was interested in unifying the Jewish exiles by redacting the holy texts.[1]

Since the majority of each text was composed of traditions about events and people associated only with one or other nation, combining them would not cause conflict. However, where they differ, (for example one refers to the holy mountain as Sinai, and the other as Horeb), because of the presence in a general audience of both groups, neither text could be suppressed, and the differences had to be kept in order that the resulting text was generally acceptable.




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  2. ^ Friedman (2003) p 61
  3. ^ Friedman (2003) p 65


Richard Elliott Friedman, The Bible with Sources Revealed. Harper San Francisco, 2003.

See also


Up to date as of January 15, 2010

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See also je, -je, .je, and




  1. Jersey in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and List of FIPS country codes.
  2. Jōmon Era year count.
  3. Journal Entry.
  4. Japanese Encephalitis.

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