The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives: The Quest for the Historical Abraham (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, ... Für die Alttestamentliche Wissensch)

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world. BZAW welcomes submissions that make an original and significant contribution to the field; demonstrate sophisticated engagement with the relevant secondary literature; and are written in readable, logical, and engaging prose. Preface 7 Table of Contents 9 Chapter 1. Introduction 11 Chapter 2. The Names of the Patriarchs and the “Patriarchal Period” 27 Chapter 3. Mari and the Patriarchs 62 Chapter 4. The Early West Semites of Mesopotamia and the “Patriarchal Period” 77 Chapter 5. The Early West Semites in Palestine and Syria 99 Chapter 6. Egypt and the Amorite Question 128 Chapter 7. EB IV / MB I: A Period of Amorite Semi-Nomadic Invasions? 154 Chapter 8. Abraham as a Caravaneer 182 Chapter 9. The Problem of Historicity and Genesis 14 197 Chapter 10. Nuzi and the Patriarchal Narratives 206 Chapter 11. Genesis 11 10–12 9 and the Wanderings of Abraham 308 Chapter 12. Summary and Conclusions 325 Abbreviations 341 Bibliography 346 Indices 389

In der Reihe Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) erscheinen Arbeiten zu sämtlichen Gebieten der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Im Zentrum steht die Hebräische Bibel, ihr Vor- und Nachleben im antiken Judentum sowie ihre vielfache Verzweigung in die benachbarten Kulturen der altorientalischen und hellenistisch-römischen Welt.