, 1879-04-27
Did Moses Write the Pentateuch ?
1.-The Most of the Critics
Answer Negatively.
The Two Streams Of Tradition Run
ming Through the So-Called
Mosaic Writings.
The Books Of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and
tho Prophets tho Work Of
Many Hands.
The Church at Home and Abroad Person
als-Sunday Smiles-seryi-
cas- To-Day.

11o 1uuuht olAtloS-D6I41-
COS To-Day.
THE BIBLE OF TO-DAY.
OF WHAT THE PENTATEuCB IS CONSTRUCTED.
Se,o York Sun
Among recent publications. are included some
noteworthy attempts to scquaint the gcnera render
with the latest results OF Biblical research aud
criticism. Even where the execution OF such a
work is inadequate Or blamcworthy, tho theme
cannot fail to. excite interest; and where it is
grounded in ripe knowledge and informed with n
right spirit, an exposition OF the kind may be OF
supreme utility. We are able to commend the
manner in which the difficult and somewhat deli
cate task has been performed by the Rev. John ".
Chadwick. in q volume entitled ''Thc Bible OF To-
day" tPutnoms). The author puts forth no claim
OF original inquiry, or eycn Of exhaustive present.
alton; but he aims to outline the main result
which may be pronounced established by the con-
current voice OF most Biblical scholars. The num-
Der and variety of authorities consulted is very
large, and the writer is q scholar Of unusual nc
Quirements, who Is able to review and verify
the labors Of phllologists and commentators with
out recourse to English translations. What ia
Still more important to the reader, the temper Of
his book Is marked with the caution and circum-
spcct1on Of veritable truth seeker. There is no
taeo IL 1ueee e"in pase9 VI .no eo1olaeeucS pecu
liar to the conscious iconoclast, or OF the arro-
gance so often betrayed by aggressive skepteism.
We have here patient, earnest effort to explain
precisely what the Biblical record IT, and the data
set forth may be scanned with profit and without
odcnse By open and candid minds. Indeed, the
most advanced opinion indorscd by the writer is
that Of the well-known Dr.. Abraham Kuenen in
regard to the formation Of the Pentateuch, for
maintaining which Prof. Smith, Of Aberdeen,
cou1d not he convicted of beresy by b,s local prpa
hrta-,. rho foc+ +hat srch ,,.,rs ,,., H., .xo.Saa
~ suJI Nv W. aLoWea
Vii wip nax nnt II s weia ~ 4,t 95 ane
feaaG, 1u T. famous ,rt,o,a ,on+-;,n+oa ~ ~.
% ~ uts 'a1Gue M nte aaLe %cntlpu1eo % u tne Ency
low the tol Of successive Scholars has rtsauav
Inoalnea me OPINIONS OF E"ala touchlnE the au-
th 81 ann na Mnas ne Terms
ecnoo naEe 9ee1 M h 10 those wlo run
~ n's e,c ~ '1 H. .ne H.
hoat hnria ha ra;actod ~ +b.t b.S.n & " ~ ase
oooks snonIa m oe le5sStea, as taas so nneh LABOR
fhSnld DC required M 70 aspr9ye theory Which seems
@ ~ M iase . aa lisp aau!on;
aros saw, 9no ~, vaars ~ ti dot aaas ~
ou ~ - @ d nG AZ; aate hsslEnsa pJ
nts; ns to3 u'o ~ ie
@ GEo ia 4s ~as tne au.nor 91
cod I ~ hoh"f =, ~: tre5t;n aHmeces ~ n "a
~ ts91 T. @ -. rd,a H. s1oni aue o1a re-
Te aos sem xh;c seey no ony one o. tne
nss : mataronr7 rd etdts tht " pe LUG woIh
tnr ~ fhe Pcn1atenoh wc ths 1,ost sue po1
t,n,.,
ha oIhsr raed on he t oe
eg t om oy ne e com
nressions a. the BooK Of the Inv " ~ Mases s1e
~, x;1h +ho cTaant;on - tIsas sh;at ~ @
1,roncies and Nnjachf and Nehen,;nh seh;n III
were n,anfesy Written aftes M the eompision ea Of
referring 10 the I'VE books as Thoic d. not ;mnir
that Noses wrote them but only a that the The law
contained in them was promulgated BY 1hat p1oph-
ntt,,,ou t.n;tt x sso1en ~ l., u4nlne' n:l1'
ca} record concerninr the Mosaic anrhnrsh;n s1o
i It existed soq1a Id rot 2 opStTsiGa re atesas ey
Gs
aa2a4t .a,,e ~ thprs ftoa +ha i,
=; * lima ~ Nnsca Eor sa,'n1n, ~, 4 eats.so st
from Grness snd he anaanIta tras ~" tha,, ay 4e 4h
isu ana srs;n tncqnre 1hers ~a1 tnsn 10 tne
ii o,-.r +to 1n+d ~ 1.r,n1 Il MI tstsneu uL5
dnnfv he;no wr;ttcn afrcr the Dn cx1
Gonn9,;tes Gnd the catnh1ishmen+ ~ ~ ut. ~ aue
ar7',sas fea Ie +ba S.h h u%ssuiteu % sGueEal
hn Iii cnn,and far - vaae; inose
snma9imes Tr;rd ~ hran tb.. forra - thae ha'G
in, ~ ~ ~; aotIe y, Lnese ana
t1on; nnt ,here secns n ha ~ ro.snr fe
ua' +han, ench ~ u dor pro-
I I.;tt ~ osthodn .t sueA1 A"'laie " Aal-
n'onizs WIN ny NE ss;aht1e o.thooo1 1neory
eac nrIin Of the Pentatench ~ rIc Sue .rt
in its iimits Of At last two icadng Will
and theoloscal traution ha.n soe os
- nd ~ tho nther ths %ab,rnh;;; e"e LOUIS %
.+i ~, ~, scus " IVY hc sa @ ~ o! 1eno
81 1ha ,rnrd Vobwah 1fa1nvohs ~ ~ ~, ~ use
+, f-e .n "a o-afii osnfde ,.;i ~. Inc 9na OF
..hara ~ i, " tnd Eo,r rho no;.r r,.i5 >,
,nsas ~ Nv = ~, ;o'u ,o NV w WhDo nlnsen 70
al9ses W A n1I i' ns' Mneteoy ne hao not
M ~ Iar ho.d ~ - t. t osnosst!G document
W W @ ~ o'aet aunu; tas ~ nues 1an"en ana
M 1!unlu. als aseo tuut1et etl3 th1ousaout Tue
a"n y. 9asa 5;a11 dn1s oee!l put upon tne
sesni " esss i; elauotis II appears that
scnp!ate 1ouuG ~: VI names 1nsl noled
70 oc oAiy t1I ~ sn.alGs. pa5t " INC d1erences
t1aceaule Ill a'i pat ~ " .ne Ientateuca mus IN
1eaesls l., -, w uase tae Elohlst1c account
" t4e e4eA.on, u.u - 1Gnesis u.. Ill, X,
y ahotnel 4ulle n'el4"eL "nlc4 IL 1ah"entsnc.
aG.l1n ~ uenesls w.. II Hc pave l#o entirely
accounts ~ tnH uooa- 1hese are only |
ln6lances, anu !ons l1st OF dlscrepancies in |
SUBSTANCE anu sp1rlt petNeen Elonls1lc ana 1ah-
Henist'c passases ulay oe io1na N Dr. samuel
Ds'lahon . lutounet!ou ~ tue old Testament. In |
senetai; II ma5 pe sau tnae tne lah"ehlstfc docno
n1eht AM tnaEu ~ nase uGGL composer some ouu
seats teel Iue uent' W lusee ~ uGn thc 1resher.
simpler, more sponsancoas, fenearslns the patrl-
alchal Eao1les N tnell mosI engaging lorms where
" 1he Hlou1s.G oo1aHienl, Ut tAe some"nat la1er
Gook o. Oi1gtns, ~ mncn more studied. formal.
ann allilc!a! IN its cnalacler' announcer note OF |
dncrence Is tnat the former Is informed through
out WIN !ne pfopneilc splfltI while the other is
nomlnaesu oy toe praestts Spl1lt IN It's LeVttlcal
lotnl:
-, Hut II noses ga not write the fentateuch, is
[ne1e no pa1t o. II wnlcn can DC asciioed TO him
Win perfect connGehce; bet"een the two ex-
trcnes tnat ne "fote AL OF 1t and that he wrote
aoht OF IT, 4 1lndteu theoEiea might be framed,