Hexateuch
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Origin of Hexateuch
First recorded in 1875–80; hexa- + (Penta)teuch
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After the exile P was incorporated, and the Hexateuch had assumed practically its present form about the middle of the fifth century B.C.
From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar
For some subordinate points in the earlier growth of the opinion at present dominant, see Briggs, The Higher Criticism of the Hexateuch, New York, 1893, chap. iv.
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson
Hexateuch, heks′a-tūk, n. the first six books of the Old Testament.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Heptateuch, hep′ta-tūk, n. a word sometimes used for the first seven books of the Old Testament—formed on the analogy of Pentateuch and Hexateuch.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
For the analysis into earlier documents, see also the Oxford Hexateuch, Estlin Carpenter and Harford-Battersby.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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