Prologue to History: The Yahwist as Historian in Genesis - John Van Seters - Hardcover - 1st ed

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.Van Seters, John is the author of 'Prologue to History: The Yahwist as Historian in Genesis - John Van Seters - Hardcover - 1st ed' with ISBN 9780664219673 and ISBN 0664219675.