The origin of the history of Israel : Herodotus's Histories as blueprint for the first books of the Bible

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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Bibliographic Details
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:
Herodotus. > History.
Herodotus > Influence.
Herodotus
Bible. > Pentateuch > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Historical Books > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Pentateuch > Sources.
Bible. > Historical Books > Sources.
Bible. > Pentateuch > Authorship.
Bible. > Historical Books > Authorship.
Bible. > Historical Books
Bible. > Pentateuch
History (Herodotus)
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Authorship
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Geschiedschrijving.
Oude Testament.
Historiae (Herodotus)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sources
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