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In Search of History: Historiography in the Ancient World and the Origins of Biblical History

By John Van Seters

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
1983
ISBN
0300028776, 9780300028775
Google Books ID
0-skPdXtewwC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10944397 bytes)
Pages
xiv+399\416
Topic
History
DPI
600
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-08-18 18:38:35

Description

The primary concern of this hook is to understand the origins and nature of history writing in ancient Israel. The investigation is undertaken against the background of history writing in the Near Eastern and classical worlds. Professor Van Seters begins with a broad survey of all the historiographic material relevant for the study of Israel’s own writing of history. He then turns his attention to the question of Israel’s historiography by focusing particularly on the Deuteronomistic Historian, the first Israelite historian.

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