Meyer, Esias E.2011-01-102011-01-102010-11Meyer, E.E., 2010, ‘Dating the Priestly text in the preexilic period: Some remarks about anachronistic slips and other obstacles’, Verbum et Ecclesia 31(1), Art. #423, 6 pages. DOI: 10.4102/ve.v31i1.423. [www.ve.org.za]1609-998210.4102/ve.v31i1.423http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15582This article engages with the work of scholars such as Jacob Milgrom and Avi Hurvitz on dating the Priestly text (P) in the pre-exilic period. In response to Wellhausen’s argument that P is guilty of archaising, Milgrom and Hurvitz have always maintained that there would be some ‘anachronistic slips’. In this article the author points out a few examples from Leviticus which could be understood as ‘anachronistic slips’. The author also shows the difficulties one encounters when attempting to interpret a text such as Leviticus 26 in the pre-exilic period.en© 2010. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Anachronistic slipsHoliness codeKaufmann schoolLeviticus 26Priestly textErrors and blunders, LiteraryBible -- O.T. -- Leviticus XXVI -- Criticism, TextualP document (Biblical criticism)Manuscript datingArticle