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The Legends of Genesis: I. The Significance and Scope of the Legends

Documentary HypothesisJewish LegendsLegends of the Jews

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ARE the narratives of Genesis history or legend? For the modern historian this is no longer an open question; nevertheless it is important to get a clear notion of the bases of this modern position. The writing of history is not an innate endowment of the human mind; it arose in the course of human history and at a definite stage of development.