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Proposes a different theory regarding the date and circumstances of the composition of the "Pentateuch". This book shows that the Hebrew "Pentateuch" was composed in its entirety about 273-272 BCE by Jewish scholars at Alexandria that later traditions credited with the Septuagint translation of the Pentateuch into Greek.

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Reviewed in International Review of Biblical Studies, 2007.
Contributor Russell E. Gmirkin's essay "The Rivers of Eden" reviewed in International Review of Biblical Studies, 2007.
"[Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus] has a bold thesis and detailed argumentation...this volume is an intriguing read because it challenges us at every turn to think about source-critical questions and to ask about the direction of literary dependence." -Journal of Hebrew Scriptures -- Joyce Rilett Wood
"this is a detailed study and a good example of thinking outside the box" Theological Book Review Vol. 19 No. 1 2007

Table of Contents
Chapter One. Methodology and History of Scholarship; Chapter Two. The Documentary Hypothesis; Chapter Three. Hecataeus of Abdera; Chapter Four. Aristobulus and the Septuagint; Chapter Five. Berossus and Genesis; Chapter Six. The Table of Nations; Chapter Seven. Manetho and the Hyksos. Chapter Eight. Manetho and the Polluted Egyptians; Chapter Nine. Nectanebos and Moses; Chapter Ten. The Route of the Exodus; Chapter Eleven. The Date and Authorship of the Pentateuch; Appendix A. Berossus and Megasthenes; Appendix B. Theophanes of Mytilene; Appendix C. The Samaritan Pentateuch; Appendix D. The Rivers of Eden; Appendix E. Tarsus and the Nora Inscription; Appendix F. Seth-Typhon and the Jews.

Berossus and Genesis Manetho and Exodus Hellenistic Histories and the Date of the Pentateuch 433 The Library of Hebrew BibleOld Testament Studies

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
      Published 1/15/2006 12:07:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780567025920
      978-0567025920
      ISBN-10 0567025926
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      Book Synopsis
      Proposes a different theory regarding the date and circumstances of the composition of the "Pentateuch". This book shows that the Hebrew "Pentateuch" was composed in its entirety about 273-272 BCE by Jewish scholars at Alexandria that later traditions credited with the Septuagint translation of the Pentateuch into Greek.

      Trade Review
      Reviewed in International Review of Biblical Studies, 2007.
      Contributor Russell E. Gmirkin's essay "The Rivers of Eden" reviewed in International Review of Biblical Studies, 2007.
      "[Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus] has a bold thesis and detailed argumentation...this volume is an intriguing read because it challenges us at every turn to think about source-critical questions and to ask about the direction of literary dependence." -Journal of Hebrew Scriptures -- Joyce Rilett Wood
      "this is a detailed study and a good example of thinking outside the box" Theological Book Review Vol. 19 No. 1 2007

      Table of Contents
      Chapter One. Methodology and History of Scholarship; Chapter Two. The Documentary Hypothesis; Chapter Three. Hecataeus of Abdera; Chapter Four. Aristobulus and the Septuagint; Chapter Five. Berossus and Genesis; Chapter Six. The Table of Nations; Chapter Seven. Manetho and the Hyksos. Chapter Eight. Manetho and the Polluted Egyptians; Chapter Nine. Nectanebos and Moses; Chapter Ten. The Route of the Exodus; Chapter Eleven. The Date and Authorship of the Pentateuch; Appendix A. Berossus and Megasthenes; Appendix B. Theophanes of Mytilene; Appendix C. The Samaritan Pentateuch; Appendix D. The Rivers of Eden; Appendix E. Tarsus and the Nora Inscription; Appendix F. Seth-Typhon and the Jews.

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