The primary impetus for the Documentary Hypothesis was
A) inconsistency about the name(s) of God in the Pentateuch.
B) doubts about the historicity of the Abraham narratives.
C) skepticism about Genesis's creation narratives.
D) discovery of other sources clearly used by the author of the Pentateuch.

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The Documentary Hypothesis, which suggests that the Pentateuch was derived from multiple sources, was primarily motivated by inconsistencies in the text, including the use of different names for God.

The Primary Impetus for the Documentary Hypothesis Was