Walther Eichrodt (August 1, 1890, Gernsbach, Baden - May 20, 1978, Basel) was a German Old Testament scholar and Protestant theologian.
He taught as a professor at the Basel University (1922-1960).
Eichrodt believed that the book of Genesis was added as a prologue to the Old Testament after the writing of Exodus had been completed.
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