Prologue to History

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.

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
The Problem of Form	p. 8
Myth and Tradition in Ancient Historiography	p. 24
Primeval History in Antiquity	p. 45
Mesopotamian Traditions on the Primeval History	p. 47
Greek Traditions About the Primeval Age	p. 78
Primeval History of the Yahwist	p. 105
The Story of Paradise	p. 107
The Story of Cain and Abel	p. 135
The Marriage of the Sons of God	p. 149
The Story of the Flood	p. 160
The Table of Nations	p. 174
The Primeval History as a Whole	p. 188
The Patriarchs	p. 195
Genealogies and Itineraries	p. 197
The Theme of the Patriarchal Promises	p. 215
The Land-Promise Theme in the Old Testament	p. 227
The Promise Theme Within the Abraham-Isaac Stories	p. 246
The Jacob Story	p. 277
Jacob and the Story of Joseph	p. 311
Summary and Conclusion	p. 328
Bibliography	p. 335
Index of Scripture	p. 355
Index of Subjects	p. 363
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