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The origin of the history of Israel : Herodotus's Histories as blueprint for the first books of the Bible / Jan-Wim Wesselius.

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 it...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Wesselius, J. W. (Jan Wim)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2002.
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 345.
Subjects:
Bible. > Pentateuch > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Historical Books > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Pentateuch > Sources.
Bible. > Historical Books > Sources.
Herodotus. > History.
Herodotus > Influence.
Bible. > Pentateuch > Authorship.
Bible. > Historical Books > Authorship.
Herodotus.
Bible. > Historical Books.
Bible. > Pentateuch.
History (Herodotus)
Authorship.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sources.
Table of Contents:
  • 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; CONCLUSION: THE AUTHOR's ACHIEVEMENT; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.

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