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Composed in the late eighth or early seventh century BCE in the southern Kingdom of Judah, 'J' is one of the primary sources of the Masoretic text of the the Hebrew Bible, The J source was responsible for the first major metamorphosis of the oldest recognized kernel of the Biblical narrative (known as the E source). By combining the book of E, the Book of the Covenant (a law code found in Exodus 21–24), and the northern book of Judges (predecessor to the canonical book of Judges), and supplementing them with J's own text, J composed a cohesive historical work which chronicles the events from the creation of the world to the crowning of King David in nine story cycles, focusing on the Israelite line. J’s editorial style is highly invasive. In adding their own voice to that of their predecessor E, J often overwhelms the reader with their point of view to the extent that E’s original narrative threads are no longer apparent.
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- פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ | Parashat b’Ha’alotekha (Numbers 8:1-12:16), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat B'ha'alotekha, Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers) Tags: anti-predation, 35th century A.M., mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Midbar Sinai, Midbar Paran, בהעלתך b'Ha'alotekha
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי | Parashat Vayeḥi (Genesis 47:28-50:26), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Bereshit (Genesis), Parashat Vayeḥi Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Yosef cycle, ויחי
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- פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח | Parashat Qoraḥ (Numbers 16:1-18:32), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers), Parashat Qoraḥ Tags: anti-predation, 35th century A.M., mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Midbar Paran, קרח Qoraḥ, authority vs. integrity, Maw of the Earth
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- פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים | Parashat Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Mishpatim Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, theophany, משפטים, covenant code, Har Sinai, halakhot, ימי השובבים Yemei haShovavim
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- פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ | Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:22), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Yitro Tags: שבת shabbat, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, theophany, יתרו, Har Sinai, ימי השובבים Yemei haShovavim
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- פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא | Parashat Va’era (Exodus 6:2-9:35), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Va'era Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, liberation from mitsrayim, וארא, ימי השובבים Yemei haShovavim
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- פָּרָשַׁת וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה | Parashat v’Zōt haBrakhah (Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Devarim (Deuteronomy), Parashat v'Zōt haBrakhah, Shemini Atseret & Simḥat Torah Readings Tags: Shir, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, the Plains of Moav, 7th century B.C.E., 34th century A.M., וזאת הברכה vZot haBrakhah
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- פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת | Parashat Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat Shemot, Sefer Shemot (Exodus) Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, שמות, liberation from mitsrayim, ימי השובבים Yemei haShovavim
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- פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָׂרָה | Parashat Ḥayyei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Bereshit (Genesis), Parashat Ḥayyei Sarah Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, חיי שרה, camels
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- פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא | Parashat Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11-34:35), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Ki Tissa, Sukkot Readings Tags: שבת shabbat, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, theophany, Har Sinai, כי תשא, המשכן the Mishkan, the Camp, Betsalel, Oholiav, Sukkot Shabbat Hol haMoed
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב | Parashat Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Bereshit (Genesis), Parashat Vayeshev Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, וישב, Yosef cycle
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ | Parashat Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Bereshit (Genesis), Parashat Vayigash Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Yosef cycle, ויגש
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- פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ | Parashat Miqets (Genesis 41:1-44:17), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Bereshit (Genesis), Parashat Miqets Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Yosef cycle, מקץ
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- פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא | Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Bo Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, liberation from mitsrayim, בא, ימי השובבים Yemei haShovavim
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- פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח | Parashat b’Shalaḥ (Exodus 13:17-17:16), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat b'Shalaḥ Tags: שבת shabbat, שירת הים Shirat haYam, Song of the Sea, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, liberation from mitsrayim, בשלח, ימי השובבים Yemei haShovavim, קריעת ים סוף qriyat yam suf
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- פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח | Parashat Shlaḥ (Numbers 13:1-15:41), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers), Parashat Shlaḥ Tags: anti-predation, 35th century A.M., mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Midbar Paran, שלח Shlaḥ, reconnaissance, fake news
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- פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת | Parashat Ḥuqat (Numbers 19:1-22:1), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers), Parashat Ḥuqat Tags: anti-predation, Miriam's well, 35th century A.M., mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, safe passage, authority vs. integrity, חקת Ḥuqat, Midbar Tsyn, fast-forward, missing years, thirty-eight years later, midbar quest
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- פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק | Parashat Balaq (Numbers 22:2-25:9), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers), Parashat Balaq Tags: anti-predation, 35th century A.M., mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, safe passage, Midbar Paran, בלק Balaq, xenophobia
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּלֶךְ | Parashat Vayelekh (Deuteronomy 31:1-30), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Devarim (Deuteronomy), Parashat Vayelekh Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, the Plains of Moav, 7th century B.C.E., 34th century A.M., נצבים Nitsavim, וילך Vayelekh
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- פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית | Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Bereshit (Genesis), Parashat Bereshit, Shemini Atseret & Simḥat Torah Readings Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, 31st century A.M., 8th century B.C.E., redaction criticism, בראשית, פרשות parashot
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