Did Moses Write the Torah?
In part one, we saw how modern ideas of inspiration often don’t fit with the way that the ancient authors[…]
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After Moses: Differences between Torah and Later Jewish Understanding of Law
Apart from addendums to the law of Moses covered above, there are many outright differences in the way the law[…]
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Comparing Law before Moses
We’ve looked only at what happened after the law was given. But what do the biblical authors tell us about[…]
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Adding to the Law of Moses, after the Torah
Addendums after the Torah? One of the most obvious differences in the Bible are the prophecies and laws of the[…]
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Additions to the Law of Moses, Inside the Torah Itself
In earlier articles, we saw how some notions of inspiration cannot be maintained in light of what the biblical authors[…]
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The Varied Doctrines of the Bible
Doctrines—Scattered, Smothered, and Covered If you were to search for the most conservative, Bible-respecting fundamentalist groups in Christendom, and ask[…]
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The Composite Nature of Biblical Books
It is easy to see how a fundamentalist would like to believe that God has always been in control, and[…]
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When People Thought They Could Add to the Bible
Early Views of Inspiration We’ve seen some examples where some ancient scribes could be quite free with the texts, even[…]
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Scribal Additions to the Hebrew Bible
Although we have manuscripts in the original language of Greek going back to within a century or two of the[…]
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Scribal Additions to New Testament Manuscripts
Another example of seemingly uninspired content in the Bible are scribal additions that were made over time.[1] You might be[…]
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