Author: Moses (Mark 12:26 and Luke 20:37, quoting Exo. 3:6; Mark 7:10, quoting Exo. 20:12), the author of the five books of the Law (Deut. 31:9, 24; Luke 24:27, 44; John 1:45; 5:46; Acts 28:23; 2 Cor. 3:15).Time of Writing: Approximately 1490 B.C. (cf. 1 Kings 6:1) in the second year after the exodus, after the tabernacle was erected (40:17).Place of Writing: In the wilderness and at Mount Sinai (19:1-2; 34:27-29).Time Period Covered: From approximately 1706 B.C., when Jacob came to Egypt (1:1), until one year after the exodus from Egypt (40:17) in 1490 B.C. Most of the book covers a period of about one year (12:2; 19:1; 40:17). |