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Priestly narrative

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | 313 words | Copyright

Priestly narrative One of the sources in the compilation of the Pentateuch, commonly designated by the symbol P; the author(s) came from priestly circles (6th cent. BCE) and had a special interest in genealogies and a concern with cultic practices which it was hoped would be restored with the Return from Exile.

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