The Origin of the History of Israel : Herodotus' Histories as Blueprint for the First Books of the Bible
This book demonstrates that Primary History, the historical work contained in the first nine books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis-2 Kings), was written as one unitary work, in deliberate emulation of the Greek-language Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus (completed c. 440 BCE); the diversity of its books and sections is largely a literary device. The work was most likely written in the period 440-420 BCE, in the period of reform usually associated with the name of Nehemiah. Though this thesis does not directly affect questions of historicity, understanding the literary nature of primary hist
eBook, English, 2002
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2002
1 online resource (193 pages).
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Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 TWO GREAT HISTORICAL WORKS
Chapter 2 A REMARKABLE PROCEDURE
Chapter 3 CONSEQUENCES FOR THE STUDY OF PRIMARY HISTORY
Chapter 4 CONSEQUENCES FOR THE STUDY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE
1. The Narrator's Programme: Samuel and Eli in 1 Samuel 2 and 3
2. God, Man and Fellow-Man
3. Two Wise Women
4. Who Killed Goliath? The Two Versions of the First Meeting of David and Saul
CONCLUSION: THE AUTHOR's ACHIEVEMENT
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Authors
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N. O
P
R
S
T
V
W
Y
Z