The Origin of the History of Israel - Herodotus' Histories as Blueprint for the First Books of the Bible

"...provocative and daring...I applaud the care and honesty with which W. [Wesselius] confronts intellectual and cultural problems and the simplicity and elegance of his writing..."" -Theological Studies"Dr. Jan-Wim Wesselius is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Semitic Studies in the Theological University of Kampen, The Netherlands. Zusammenfassung This book aims to demonstrate 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 circa 440 BCE).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jan-Wim Wesselius, Wesselius Jan-Wim
• Mitarbeit: Claudia V. Camp (Herausgeber), Andrew Mein (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.07.2002
• EAN: 9781841272672
• ISBN: 978-1-84127-267-2
• Seiten: 224
• Serien: Journal for the Study of the N; Journal for the Study of the N; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Hebrew, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis