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'P,' also known as the "Priestly" source, is one of the primary sources of the Masoretic text of the Torah in the Hebrew Bible. According to the Supplementary hypothesis presented by Dr. Tzemaḥ Yoreh, 'P' supplements the earlier 'J' narrative with dates, names, and numbers, "thus 'ordering' and authenticating 'J's account." This strata dates from the exilic and early post-exilic period, 571–486 BCE. 'P' is the Pentateuchal (and, to a lesser extent, the Prophetical) source most concerned with the priests, the temple, the regulation of sacrifices (e.g. what to bring on which day), and organization in general, including censuses, the division of labor among the various clans of Levites, and the hierarchy among the tribes. 'P' is responsible for the first of the two creation stories in Genesis (a/k/a Genesis 1), for the genealogies of Adam and Shem, the covenants with Noaḥ and Avraham, and a few other stories concerning Avraham, Yitsḥak and Yaakov. Aside from these, the bulk of 'P's texts are found at the end of Exodus (specifically Exodus 25–40), throughout Leviticus, in Numbers 1–10, and in Joshua 13–21. An important feature of 'P' is their copious addition of lists to the text. Many of these lists are genealogies (e.g. Gen. 5, 11, 36), but they can also be lists of stations on Israel’s journey throughout the wilderness (e.g. Num. 33), cities (e.g. Josh. 14–21), and censuses (e.g. Num. 1–3). By inundating the reader with lists, 'P' attempts to enhance the authority of the Bible, ensuring that their version of events is accepted over possible alternatives. 'P' was a hands-off redactor, preferring to make their additions at the beginnings and ends of narratives. Note that their creation list and genealogical lists appear entirely before and after the earlier account of creation and expulsion from Eden, respectively. Both additions alter our understanding of the surrounded material in important ways without being invasive. Only when the matter at hand is of grave importance to 'P,' as in the case of the pillaging of the innocent inhabitants of Shechem, does 'P' delve fully into the text.
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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 נָשֹׂא | Parashat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat Naso, Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers) Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Midbar Sinai, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., במדבר Bamidbar, census, tribes, shlepping, breaking down, moving out, נשא, נזיר Nazir
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- פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר | Parashat b’Midbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat b'Midbar, Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers) Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Midbar Sinai, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., במדבר Bamidbar, census, tribes, shlepping, breaking down, moving out
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- פָּרָשַׁת בְּחֻקֹּתַי | Parashat b’Ḥuqotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat b'Ḥuqotai Tags: slavery, ארץ ישראל Erets Yisrael, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Har Sinai, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., יובל Yovel Jubilee, שמיטה shmitah, בהר Behar, rosh hashanah l'behemah, בחקתי
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- פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר | Parashat b’Har (Leviticus 25:1-26:2), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat b'Har Tags: slavery, ארץ ישראל Erets Yisrael, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, Har Sinai, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., יובל Yovel Jubilee, שמיטה shmitah, בהר Behar
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- פָּרָשַׁת אֱמֹר | Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Emor Tags: Kohanim, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., tsaraat, atonement, corporal punishment, אמֹר Emor, Mother's Day
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- פָּרָשַׁת קְדֹשִׁים | Parashat Qedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:26), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Qedoshim Tags: predation, anti-predation, sexual predation, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., אחרי מות Aḥarei Mōt, Molekh, atonement, קדשים Qedoshim
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- פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת | Parashat Aḥarei Mōt (Leviticus 16:1-18:30), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Aḥarei Mōt Tags: predation, anti-predation, Yom Kippur, sexual predation, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., אחרי מות Aḥarei Mōt, Azazel, Azael, Inui, Molekh, atonement
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- פָּרָשַׁת מְצֹרָע | Parashat Metsora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Metsora Tags: ritual purity, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., תזריע, tsaraat, מצרע Metsora
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- פָּרָשַׁת תַזְרִיעַ | Parashat Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Tazria Tags: ritual purity, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., תזריע, tsaraat, מצרע Metsora
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- פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמִינִי | Parashat Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus), Parashat Sh'mini Tags: כבוד kavod, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., the Mizbe'aḥ, אשי ישראל ishei yisrael, שמיני, command-compliance pattern
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- פָּרָשַׁת צַו | Parashat Tsav (Leviticus 6:1-8:26), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat Tsav, Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus) Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., the Mizbe'aḥ, אשי ישראל ishei yisrael, צו, investiture
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- פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא | Parashat Vayiqra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Parashat Vayiqra, Sefer Vayiqra (Leviticus) Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., ויקרא, the Mizbe'aḥ, אשי ישראל ishei yisrael
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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 וַיַּקְהֵל | Parashat Vayaqhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Vayaqhel Tags: שבת shabbat, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., ויקהל, המשכן the Mishkan, Betsalel, Oholiav
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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 תְּצַוֶּה | Parashat T’tsavveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat T'tsavveh Tags: Kohanim, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., תצוה, Aharon, המשכן the Mishkan
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- פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה | Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Terumah Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, תרומה, the menorah, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., המשכן the Mishkan
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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 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 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 b'shalaḥ, ימי השובבים Yemei haShovavim, קריעת ים סוף qriyat yam suf
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- פָּרָשַׁת מַטּוֹת | Parashat Matōt (Numbers 30:2-32:42), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers), Parashat Matot Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., Midian, the Plains of Moav, מטות Matot
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- פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי | Parashat Ph’qudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Parashat Ph'qudei Tags: rosh ḥodesh, mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., המשכן the Mishkan, Betsalel, Oholiav, פיקודי
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- פָּרָשַׁת מַסְעֵי | Parashat Mas’ei (Numbers 33:1-36:13), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers), Parashat Mas'ei Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., midbar quest, the daughters of Tselofḥad, מטות Matot, מסעי Masei
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- פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס | Parashat Pinḥas (Numbers 25:10-30:1), color-coded according to its narrative layers
Categories: Sefer b'Midbar (Numbers), Parashat Pinḥas Tags: mythopoesis, supplementary hypothesis, annual Torah reading cycle, פרשת השבוע Parashat haShavua, redaction criticism, פרשות parashot, 6th century B.C.E., 33rd century A.M., פינחס Pinḥas, Midian, the Plains of Moav, the daughters of Tselofḥad, Naming names
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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 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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