Driven IFS and Data Analysis

IFS and the authorship of Genesis

Chapter 43 Chapter 20

Horowitz and Gambell apply these observations to chapters of disputed authorship.

For example, Sarna views Genesis 43 as a J document, while Pfeiffer thinks it is an E revision of a J document.

Horowitz and Gambell see J characteristics (squares A, B, and C), as well as E characteristics (rectangle D). They think the driven IFS supports Pfeiffer over Sarna.

Both Sarna and Pfeiffer attribute Chapter 20 to E.

The driven IFS supports this by the small population of points in the diagonal rectangle A.

However, Horowitz and Gambell note the J characteristics in squares B and C, and so believe Genesis 20 is another E revision of a J chapter.

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