Definition of "redactor" [re•dac•tor]

• A person who redacts; an editor or compiler of texts. (noun)

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• "The critics attribute this to the final "redactor" of the Pentateuch who adopted, according to their views, the genealogical framework and the"
• "To conclude this outline of the critical results, the human element in Scripture is given prominence and represented as clothed with the imperfections, limitations, and errors of the times of its origin; many books are exhibited as the products of successive literary accretions, excluding any unity of authorship; in fact, for most of the histories, the unknown writers retire into the shadow to give place to the unifying labours of the equally unknown "redactor" or "redactors"."
• "Now we can start another discussion about the hermeneutics of scripture, redactor errors in ancient texts, the ancient cultural context of scripture, and even the "Did God really say that?" conversation, but my focus is on another important issue."