Documentary hypothesis not authors and historians. Rolf Rendtorff (1925–2014), building on this insight, argued that the basis of the Pentateuch lay in short, independent narratives, gradually formed into larger units and brought together in two editorial phases, the first Deuteronomic, the second Priestly. This led to the current position which sees only two major sources in the Pentateuch, the Deuteronomist (confined to the Book of Deuteronomy) and the Priestly (confined to the books Genesis-Exodus-Leviticus-Numbers). The majority of scholars today continue to recognise Deuteronomy as a source, with its origin in the law-code produced at the court of Josiah as described by De
Yom Tov Torah readings the second day of Passover in the Diaspora, the reading is the same as for the first day of Sukkot, namely, Leviticus 22:26–23:44, which sets forth the holidays throughout the year, and the sacrifices for each. The second day of Passover cannot occur on Shabbat. The individual readings are as follows: Reading 1: Leviticus 22:26–23:3 Reading 2: Leviticus 23:4–14 Reading 3: Leviticus 23:15–22 Reading 4: Leviticus 23:23–32 Reading 5: Leviticus 23:33–44 Maftir: Numbers 28:16–25 Haftarah: II Kings 23:1–9 and 21–25 On the first day of Chol HaMoed, Exodus 13:1–16 is read. This section describes the commandment not to eat or