In search of history : historiography in the ancient world and the origins of Biblical history

This Wide-ranging Book Compares Biblical History Writing In Israel With A Vast Corpus Of Ancient Greek And Near Eastern Historiographic Texts -- Back Cover. 1. Introduction -- 2. Early Greek Historiography -- 3. Mesopotamian Historiography -- 4. Hittite Historiography -- 5. Egyptian Historiography -- 6. Texts And Inscriptions Of The Levant -- 7. Israelite Historiography -- 8. Historiography In The Books Of Samuel -- 9. Structure, Genre, And Theme In The Books Of Kings -- 10. The Deuteronomist From Joshua To Samuel -- 11. Conclusions. John Van Seters. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 363-377. Frontmatter Preface (page ix) Abbreviations (page xi) 1. INTRODUCTION (page 1) 2. EARLY GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY (page 8) 3. MESOPOTAMIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY (page 55) 4. HITTITE HISTORIOGRAPHY (page 100) 5. EGYPTIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY (page 127) 6. TEXTS AND INSCRIPTIONS OF THE LEVANT (page 188) 7. ISRAELITE HISTORIOGRAPHY (page 209) 8. HISTORIOGRAPHY IN THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL (page 249) 9. STRUCTURE, GENRE, AND THEME IN THE BOOKS OF KINGS (page 292) 10. THE DEUTERONOMIST FROM JOSHUA TO SAMUEL (page 322) 11. CONCLUSIONS (page 354) BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 363) INDEX OF AUTHORS (page 379) INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES (page 383) GENERAL INDEX (page 394)