The historicity of the patriarchal narratives : the quest for the historical Abraham - Thompson, Thomas L., 1939- (Harrisburg, Pa. : Trinity Press International, 2002)
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.
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.
Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Patriarchs (Bible)