The old testament makes a lot more sense and is considerably more palatable if you read just the text separated into their sources. Basically all of the crazy and deplorable shit comes from the “Priestly Source” that was added in to justify the priesthood and their existence or Deuteronomist Source that was added during the exile
The old testament makes a lot more sense and is considerably more palatable if you read just the text separated into their sources. Basically all of the crazy and deplorable shit comes from the “Priestly Source” that was added in to justify the priesthood and their existence or Deuteronomist Source that was added during the exile