Fairy Tale Spotlight: Why was Moses a Bad Writer?

I like to differentiate between "what" is being written and "how" it is written. In the first five books of the "Holy Bible," Moses very clearly writes about "what" is happening, but I take issue with "how" he wrote it. I know what he is doing, and I think I can explain it.

Apparently Moses was very good with facts, figures, and numbers. He was an accountant. He was very good at very blandly stating things for a record. He did so with absolutely no embellishment at all. This makes for a good history lesson, but for someone having to sit there and read through all of it, it can be torture.

The sad truth is that there were a lot of really interesting things that happened in those five books, but much of the context was lost throughout it, because he failed to pass on to the reader those important details. How did people feel? Why did they do what they did? Some of it is there, but much of it is gone because, most of the time, Moses just stated what happened and moved on.

Now, all of it was not like that. He would occasionally do a good job, but 90% of his writing was just bland and boring. All I got out of it were the very bare bones of the story, which was still good to know regardless.

Writing is a skill. It takes practice, and some people just are not up to it. With the five books of Moses, we have a very good and interesting story, but written by the hand of an accountant. Should you read them word for word? No. There are plenty of things that should be skimmed over and ignored. Moses was far too redundant for his own good. There are many places worth skipping. You can defend him if you want, but I just can't--not after all that torture.

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