Prologue to History: The Yahwist as Historian in Genesis
Publisher:
, 1992
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Overview
In this fascinating study, John Van Seters makes a compelling case for a new reading of Genesis. According to Van Seters, the book of Genesis represents the prologue to a major literary work, conceived and constructed by a single writer—an intellectual and historian. Van Seters argues that the author was a true historian who wrote history in the tradition of the ancient antiquarian.
- Investigates the nature and form of Genesis
- Proposes that Genesis is a work of ancient history
- Focuses on the activity of the Yahwist as an antiquarian historian
- The Problem of Form
- Myth and Tradition in Ancient Historiography
- Mesopotamian Traditions on the Primeval History
- Greek Traditions About the Primeval Age
- The Story of Paradise
- The Story of Cain and Abel
- The Marriage of the Sons of God
- The Story of the Flood
- The Table of Nations
- The Primeval History as a Whole
- Genealogies and Itinerates
- The Theme of the Patriarchal Promises
- The Land-Promise Theme in the Old Testament
- The Promise Theme Within the Abraham-Isaac Stories
- The Jacob Story
- Jacob and the Story of Joseph
- Title: Prologue to History: The Yahwist as Historian in Genesis
- Author: John Van Seters
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Publication Date: 1992
- Pages: 388
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Topic: Genesis
John Van Seters was a noted Old Testament scholar and prolific writer. He is the author of the influential Abraham in History and Tradition.