jahvist

/ˈdʒɑːvɪst/

Definitions

1. noun

A writer or scholar associated with the Jahwist source, a hypothetical document in the Pentateuch, particularly in reference to the early stages of the Hebrew Bible.

“The historian attributed the early narrative of the Exodus to a Jahvist writer.”

Synonyms

  • biblical writer
  • pentateuchal scholar

Antonyms

  • anti-monarchist
  • biblical critic