Priestly source
ONE OF THE FOUR SOURCES OF THE TORAH IN THE DOCUMENTARY HYPOTHESIS
Priestly Source; P source; P Source
The Priestly source (or simply P) is a theory of the origins of the Bible, perhaps the most widely recognized source underlying the Torah. It is both stylistically and theologically distinct from other material in the Torah, and includes a set of claims that are contradicted by non-Priestly passages and therefore uniquely characteristic: no sacrifice before the institution is ordained by Yahweh (God) at Sinai, the exalted status of Aaron and the priesthood, and the use of the divine title El Shaddai before God reveals his name to Moses, to name a few.