Autorul Pentateuhului. Originea mozaică a lucrării (dovezi interne și externe)
The author of the Pentateuch. Mosaic Origin of the thesis (External and internal evidence)

Summary/Abstract: The human author of the Pentateuch was Moses, the great lawgiver of Israel. It is true that in the Bible we can’t find a text which affirms that the work in its entirety is from Moses. Nevertheless, there is convincing testimony, both of an external and internal nature, to support the position that Moses wrote the Pentateuch. When we affirm that Moses wrote, or that he was the author of, the Pentateuch, we do not mean that he necessarily wrote every word. To insist upon this would be unreasonable. The witness of Sacred Scripture leads us to believe that Moses was the fundamental or real author of the Pentateuch. In composing it, he may indeed have employed parts of previously existing written documents. Also, under divine inspiration, there may have been later minor additions and even revisions. Substantially and essentially, however, it is the product of Moses. The Pentateuch as it stands is historical and from the time of Moses. Moses was its real author, though it may have been revised and edited by later redactors, the additions being just as much inspired as true as the rest. This high view has been commonly held by the historic Christian Church, and is embodied in her official creeds. The Early Fathers appealed to the Pentateuch as authoritative Scripture, and throughout her history the Church has followed suit. Nevertheless, some scholars have dissented from this high and noble view of the Bible, and the hostile criticism of the Bible made its appearance. Those Christians have deviated from traditional Christian teachings. They believe that selected passages were written by persons other than Moses. Some of these writings are materials that were added after Moses' death or written at the time of Moses but which could not reasonably be attributed to him.

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