This article describes the purported author of parts of the
Hexateuch. For people who refer to
God as
Jehovah, see
Jehovist. The Jahwist, also referred to as the Jehovist, Yahwist, or simply as J, is one of the four major sources of the
Torah postulated by the
documentary hypothesis. It is the oldest source, whose narratives make up half of
Genesis and the first half of
Exodus, plus fragments of
Numbers. J describes a human-like
God, called
Yahweh (or rather
YHWH) throughout, and has a special interest in the territory of the
Kingdom of Judah and individuals connected with its history. J has an extremely eloquent style.
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