I’ve given you question some additional thought and find I have questions that perhaps you can answer. In regard to OT scholars since the 1960s, how have they handled the Documentary Hypothesis overall? Were they quick to refute and abandon it, or did it linger among them for a long time? Do some OT scholars still support the DH?
Secondly, among OT scholars since the 1960s, what is the break down between those that demand a Young Earth interpretation and those that promote an Old Earth (or Old Earth compatible) interpretation?
What I’m try to get at is an understanding of the OT scholar community and how quickly they respond to things like the DH and Old Earth/Young Earth. Does it normally take them decades to process these things? I think it took Wayne Grudem something like 15 to 20 years between putting in print that he would wait to see how things panned out in terms of scientific evidence and finally coming over to the Old Earth side. And that’s just one guy.
So, maybe you can help me understand whether this should give me pause or not that the Tablet Theory has yet to be picked up by OT scholars.