Eisenbrauns 2006 bible 285 pages 3 reviews when jean louis skas introduzione alla lettura del pentateuco was first published in italy it was quickly hailed as the most attractive and usable. When jean louis skas introduzione alla lettura del pentateucowas first published in italy it was quickly hailed as the most attractive and usable introduction to the pentateuch to appear in modern times because of its strengths it was soon translated into french. Introduction to the pentateuch by gi davies professor of old testament university of cambridge he is clearly thinking of a written document because he refers to the reading of the old covenant and the substitution of the expression whenever moses is read in the following verse points firmly to the pentateuch for moses as shorthand for the books of moses see lk . A reading of the old testament however gives the impression that the pentateuch was written by moses add to this the testimony of the new testament and considerations of the pentateuchs unity of composition a case can be made for mosaic authorship of the first five books of the old testament