Bible Criticism and the Flood

June 10, 2026

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Bible critics call the Documentary Hypothesis the strongest evidence that the Torah was written by multiple authors, and the flood narrative is their crown jewel. Rabbi Rowe shows why, on close inspection, the theory falls apart. 

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Dvirah
Dvirah
4 months ago

As I learned the story, the raven was sent first but never returned and that was why Noah chose a dove - known for its homing instincts - for the second bird to send.
By the way, the Tanach as a whole did have a “redactor”: Ezra.

Matan Resnick
Matan Resnick
3 months ago
Reply to  Dvirah

Not the first five books though

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