The Yahwist : a historian of Israelite origins

The Yahwist : a historian of Israelite origins / by John Van Seters.

This book on the Yahwist comes at the end of a long career of research on the Pentateuch in general and the Yahwist in particular. Van Seters's interest in the Yahwist was stimulated by the 1964 presidential address of the Society of Biblical Literature, given by Professor Fredrick Winnett, &qu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Seters, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2013.
Subjects:
Bible. > Pentateuch > History of Biblical events.
Bible. > Pentateuch > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Pentateuch
J document (Biblical criticism)
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
History of Biblical events
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Abbreviations
  • Part 1
  • An Outline of the Yahwistâ€?s Antiquities of Israel
  • Introduction
  • The Primeval History from Creation to the Tower of Babel
  • The History of the Patriarchs
  • The Sojourn in Egypt and the Exodus
  • From the Red Sea to Sinai
  • Israel at Sinai
  • The Desert Journey from Sinai to Kadesh
  • The Final Push: From Kadesh to the Jordan River
  • Observations on Jâ€?s Sources, Literary Techniques, and Ideological Perspective
  • Part Two
  • Studies in Defense of the Yahwist
  • Is There Any Historiography in the Hebrew Bible? A Hebrewâ€?Greek ComparisonAuthor or Redactor?
  • The Report of the Yahwistâ€?s Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
  • The Yahwist Flood Story and the Babylonian Flood Tradition
  • The Covenant of Abraham in Genesis 15
  • The Silence of Dinah (Genesis 34)
  • The Joseph Story: Some Basic Observations
  • The Israelites in Egypt (Exodus 1â€?5) within the Larger Context of the Yahwistâ€?s History
  • The Itinerary from Egypt to the Jordan River: A Study in Jâ€?s Historiography
  • The Altar Law of Exodus 20:24â€?26 in Critical DebateThe Tent of Meeting in the Yahwistâ€?s Sinai-Wilderness Story: A Test Case
  • Deuteronomy between Pentateuch and the Deuteronomistic History
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Scripture

Similar Items