Is There Another Way of Reading the Books of Moses?

By Ken Kapreilian

With this new revision for 2019, Ken Kapreilian, (Biblical Studies teacher and author) has produced "a must have" for all those who are interested in advanced studies of the Bible. This book explores the following questions.
1. Are there two Creation narratives?
2. Are there two Flood narratives?
3. What about the differences in the two versions of the 10 Commandments?
This new revision covers all of these very interesting topics that are in Old Testament. The intended reader is someone who has a very fine understanding of the Old Testament and desires additional knowledge from an academic perspective.

About the Author: Ken Kapreilian is an Honors graduate of Dominican University.



Comments from readers: I just finished your book. Outstanding! Very interesting. Very fascinating.. M.H.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Dec 26, 2011
• ISBN: 9781105392221

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Is There Another Way of Reading the Books of Moses?

Is There Another Way of Reading the Books of Moses?

Ken Kapreilian

Copyright © 2019 Ken Kapreilian. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the author.

ISBN: 978-1-105-39222-1

Introduction

Is There Another Way of Reading the Books of Moses? This book is to be enjoyed by someone who has a detailed understanding of the Pentateuch and who desires an academic analysis of this very important part of the Bible. It is written in a style that is designed to make you think and then by extension enhance your desire to study the Bible in detail.

The premise that I am expanding on in this book is based on the following paradigm; that most modern Bible scholars feel that the first five books of the Bible were not written entirely by Moses.  I am not the originator of this mode of thought (with acknowledgements to all others who have done research and written about this topic before me); although I do believe, it has merit and needs to be considered. 

I feel that the key to understand the origins of the Pentateuch and this book can best summarized up as follows; These ideas are the basis for understand the origins of the Pentateuch.

The modern paradigm of publishing a book and copyright protection did not exist in the Moses and Old Testament era.

The concept of plagiarisms (and the associated penalties) also did not exist.

Certain group of people of the faith kept/preserved the scrolls of the Old Testament.

These scrolls were then edited/redacted and copied over many years.

When reading this book, keep those four previously mentioned points in mind. While I do agree that Moses was a significant author (as understood in the Old Testament mode of thought) of the Pentateuch, we can consider the possibility that Moses was not the sole author. Therefore, the Pentateuch is not just a compilation of the writings of various different authors, but it could be understood as a compilation of compilation. So then is it possible to understand the phrase The Books of Moses, as it relates to the ancient tradition of that era,

by those seeking to obtain prestige or authority. Another possibility is that the Pentateuch has been written, In the spirit of Moses.

Where I Stand

I acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior and nothing in this book brings that fact into question. I realize that the understanding of the Bible can