I recently read a commentary on Genesis and the author who is suppose to be a Biblical scholar used the JEPD theory which attributes much of the authorship of the first five books to someone other than Moses. Maybe this author is wiser and more informed than either Joshua or Jesus. Jesus always refered to the Moses authorship and Joshua was told by God that he was to keep the Word of God always before him. Joshua knew that the Word was what was written by Moses. In Exodus 17:14 we read, "Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it."
Joshua knew that Moses' words were scripture and didn't need a meeting of Biblical scholars to take a vote or to drop coloured beads in a jar. At the end of Joshua's life we find him adding to the canon of Scripture. "And Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God." Joshua 24:26
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