Source Criticism Tool (J/E/D/P)

Identify Pentateuchal source layers (J, E, D, P) with reasoning grounded in Wellhausen, Friedman, and Baden.

info Source criticism here applies the Documentary Hypothesis (J/E/D/P) — an influential but contested framework. Alternative models (Supplementary Hypothesis, neo-documentarian approaches, rhetorical criticism) assign layers differently. Results reflect one methodological lens, not a consensus position.
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Enter a Pentateuchal passage to identify its source layers. Works best on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

J Yahwist   E Elohist   D Deuteronomist   P Priestly   R Redactor

Featured passages

Genesis 1–2 Genesis 6:1–8 (Sons of God) Exodus 19–20 Genesis 37

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