According to this theory, the J document came about around the ninth century B.C. and preferred to use the term Yahweh for God while also referring to him using humanlike terms. Angels do and other various messengers do appear sometimes in the J document, however, God tended to interact with his chosen people face to face. Then later on, sometime around 750 B.C., the E document came about in order to correct the J document. The E document preferred not to use anthropomorphic terms; it used instead the name Elohim. This term was much more reverent and less intimate than Yahweh. The E document also used a different literary style than the J document. It was more formal and tended to use
According to this theory, the J document came about around the ninth century B.C. and preferred to use the term Yahweh for God while also referring to him using humanlike terms. Angels do and other various messengers do appear sometimes in the J document, however, God tended to interact with his chosen people face to face. Then later on, sometime around 750 B.C., the E document came about in order to correct the J document. The E document preferred not to use anthropomorphic terms; it used instead the name Elohim. This term was much more reverent and less intimate than Yahweh. The E document also used a different literary style than the J document. It was more formal and tended to use