If Moses died how did he write of his death?
Moses wrote the 5 books of Scripture, and common sense follows that Joshua added the ending of Moses death. The key distinction is between the main authorship of the Pentateuch and a short editorial/posthumous addition. 1. Moses wrote the Pentateuch The traditional view is that Moses was the human author of the first five books: • Genesis • Exodus • Leviticus • Numbers • Deuteronomy GotQuestions explicitly describes these as the “books of Moses” and says Moses wrote the Pentateuch, while recognizing that a few passages appear to have been added later. This is also consistent with the biblical language of “the Law of Moses” (e.g., Joshua 1:7; Luke 24:44). 2. Moses obviously didn't write the account of his own death Deuteronomy 34:5–8 describes Moses' death, burial, mourning, and even says that no one knew his burial place. So Moses could not have physically written those verses after his death. GotQuestions' explanation is that Moses wrote Deuteronomy up to the end of his l...