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The historicity of the patriarchal narratives : the quest for the historical Abraham / Thomas L. Thompson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harrisburg, Pa. : Trinity Press International, 2002Description: x, 392 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1563383896 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 222/.11067 21
LOC classification:
  • BS573 .T45 2002
Contents:
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Names of the Patriarchs and the "Patriarchal Period" -- Ch. 3. Mari and the Patriarchs -- Ch. 4. The Early West Semites of Mesopotamia and the "Patriarchal Period" -- Ch. 5. The Early West Semites in Palestine and Syria -- Ch. 6. Egypt and the Amorite Question -- Ch. 7. EB IV/MB I: A Period of Amorite Semi-Nomadic Invasions? -- Ch. 8. Abraham as a Caravaneer -- Ch. 9. The Problem of Historicity and Genesis 14 -- Ch. 10. Nuzi and the Patriarchal Narratives -- Ch. 11. Genesis 11 10 - 12 9 and the Wanderings of Abraham -- Ch. 12. Summary and Conclusions.
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MARY IMMACULATE LIBRARY Open Shelf BS573 .T45 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 64089

Originally published: Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 1974, in series: Beiheft zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. With additional material.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-378) and indexes.

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Names of the Patriarchs and the "Patriarchal Period" -- Ch. 3. Mari and the Patriarchs -- Ch. 4. The Early West Semites of Mesopotamia and the "Patriarchal Period" -- Ch. 5. The Early West Semites in Palestine and Syria -- Ch. 6. Egypt and the Amorite Question -- Ch. 7. EB IV/MB I: A Period of Amorite Semi-Nomadic Invasions? -- Ch. 8. Abraham as a Caravaneer -- Ch. 9. The Problem of Historicity and Genesis 14 -- Ch. 10. Nuzi and the Patriarchal Narratives -- Ch. 11. Genesis 11 10 - 12 9 and the Wanderings of Abraham -- Ch. 12. Summary and Conclusions.

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