RE2: The Resurrection and The Revolution Podcast – Exploring Christianity & Politics

RE2: The Resurrection and The Revolution Podcast – Exploring Christianity & Politics


Episode 30: “When Was The Pentateuch Written?” & “The Bundy Standoff”

April 23, 2014


We discuss who wrote the first five books of the Bible and when they were written. We also discuss the dispute between the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and cattle rancher Cliven Bundy.


When Was The Pentateuch Written?

03:10 – Did Moses write the Pentateuch?

07:40 – The JEDP Theory

09:48 – The Tablet Theory

11:35 – “before any king reigned over the sons of Israel”

12:57 – Thematic evidence for a post-exilic date

17:40 – Theme 1: Exile

19:04 – Theme 2: Brotherly Reconciliation

23:25 – Theme 3: Protection From God’s Wrath

The Bundy Standoff

26:42 – Desert tortoise and grazing

30:23 – Bundy standoff

32:47 – Anticipating the next standoff

34:00 – Lack of media coverage

36:18 – The BLM’s next move

38:38 – Should Bundy pay grazing fees?


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