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This theory holds that the five books of the Pentateuch come from four sources: the Yahwist (abbreviated as J), the Elohist (E), the Deuteronomist (D) and the Priestly source (P). Each source is held to tell the same basic story, with the sources later combined by various editors. Scholars distinguish sources based on the designations for God. For example, the Yahwist source uses "Yahweh", while the

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