God's Word as Our Foundation

Q1: Why does it matter who wrote Genesis?

Because authorship determines authority. If Moses wrote Genesis under God's direct direction, it carries the weight of divine revelation. Jesus settled this by attributing it to Moses directly — and to deny that is to call Jesus either wrong or dishonest.

Q2: What is the Documentary Hypothesis?

A 19th-century German academic theory proposing Genesis was compiled from four anonymous source documents (J, E, D, P) by an unknown editor. It became standard in liberal seminaries but directly contradicts the testimony of Jesus, every NT author who quotes Genesis, and 3,000 years of Jewish tradition.

Q3: Why is the Torah code in the Pentateuch significant?

The TVRH/YHVH pattern — four books pointing inward toward God's name at the center — spans five books written across centuries. The mathematical probability of this occurring by chance is vanishingly small. It is evidence that every letter was superintended by a single Author operating across all of time.

Q4: What's the point of studying Genesis if I already believe in God?

Because Genesis establishes the foundation for every other doctrine. Without a right understanding of creation, you misunderstand the fall. Without the fall, you misunderstand redemption. Without redemption, you misunderstand the cross. Almost every theological error in church history is, at its root, a Genesis error.