Editing Hebrew Bible (section)

=== Traditional attribution ===
Religious tradition ascribes [[Mosaic authorship|authorship of the Torah to Moses]]. In later Biblical texts, such as Daniel 9:11 and Ezra 3:2, it is referred to as the "[[Law of Moses|Torah (Law) of Moses]]".<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Schmid | first1 = Konrad | author-link1 = Konrad Schmid (theologian) | last2 = Schröter | first2 = Jens | title = The Making of the Bible: From the First Fragments to Sacred Scripture | publisher = Harvard University Press | translator-last = Lewis | translator-first = Peter | year = 2021 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0AlBEAAAQBAJ | isbn = 9780674269392 | page = 44}}</ref> However, the Torah itself credits Moses with writing only some specific sections.{{efn|See Exodus 17:14, 24:4, 34:28; Numbers 33:2; and Deuteronomy 31:9, 31:22.{{Sfn|Schmid|Schröter|2021|p=43}}}} According to scholars{{who|date=November 2024}}, Moses would have lived in the [[2nd millennium BC|2nd millennium BCE]], but this was before the development of Hebrew writing{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}. The Torah is dated to the [[1st millennium BCE]] after Israel and Judah had already developed as states. Nevertheless, "it is highly likely that extensive oral transmission of proverbs, stories, and songs took place during this period", and these may have been included in the Hebrew Bible.{{Sfn|Schmid|Schröter|2021|p=44}} Elements of Genesis 12–50, which describes the [[patriarchal age]], and the Book of Exodus may reflect [[oral tradition]]s. In these stories, Israelite ancestors such as Jacob and Moses use [[Trickster|trickery]] and deception to survive and thrive.{{Sfn|Carr|2021|pp=51 & 56}}

King [[David]] ({{circa|1000 BCE}}) is credited as the author of at least 73 of the Biblical [[Psalms]]. His son, [[Solomon]], is identified as the author of [[Book of Proverbs]], [[Ecclesiastes]], and [[Song of Songs|Song of Solomon]]. The Hebrew Bible describes their reigns as a [[Golden Age|golden age]] when Israel flourished both culturally and militarily. However, there is no archeological evidence for this, and it is most likely a "retrospective extrapolation" of conditions under King [[Jeroboam II]] ({{reign|781|742}} BCE).{{Sfn|Schmid|Schröter|2021|p=44–45}}