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The priests are described as having drawn from what scholars call the Elohist source, a source that consists of writers who called their god Elohim rather than Yahweh and lived in the northern holy land called Israel in second half of the 800s BCE. And the captive priests drew from another group of writers from Judah who held a bias against those who lived in the north. And there was another source that dated from around 621 BCE. It has been described a the work of a compiler observing the conquered holy lands and the sins of the Hebrews who had stirred up God's wrath.[Source: Captives put together the Hebrew Bible http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/mideast3.htm]I think "having drawn from" should be "having been drawn from," "drew from" should be only "drew," and that "has been described" should be only "has described."And I'd like to know if my thought is right.Thank you in advance for your help.

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

You are not right. The priests drew their information from various sources.

As to your second question, I think 'as' should be inserted after 'described'.

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, fivejedjon, for your another kind answer.

I'd like to know if you meant the word "information" is implied.

Fivejedjon · Answer

park sang joonI'd like to know if you meant the word "information" is implied.

Not really, though you could take it that way if you wished. You often seem to seek 'implied' or missing words when the texts are often very natural without them.

By the way, I think 'on' is probably more commonly used than 'from' with 'draw' in this sense. With 'on', no object of the word 'draw' is possible.

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