i know it has been nearly two years since this discussion took place but back to part of pico's original point there is no recognition at the time i write in this article of r e friedman's redating of the p source to hezekiah's time the mistake in attributing the p source the last half of exodus all of leviticus much of early genesis etc to postexilic times has made hash of much of the secular history minded torah interpretation that i grew up with and i am grateful to friedman for helping me set matters straight i'd like to see this article provide just a little more help to others who might be similarly grateful talk