Part I: Biblical Questions · 40

The Account of the Death of Moses the Prophet (Deut. 34:5)

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The question

If Moses the prophet was the writer of the first five Books of he Bible, how could they include the account of his death? (Deut. 34:5-8).

The answer

This account was of course written by Joshua the son of Nun, and did not come at the beginning of the Book of Joshua but came at the end of the five Books to complete the story of Moses.

This coincides with the beginning of the Book of Joshua "After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass.."

Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III of Blessed Memory

Thrice-Blessed Pope Shenouda III of Blessed Memory, Many Years with People's Questions, Part I: Biblical Questions. Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate. Translated by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Chicago, Illinois. Revised by Mrs. Wedad Abbas. Second edition, February 1993. Revised COEPA 1997. ISBN 977-5319-11-0.