John Van Seters

Author of In Search of History

About the Author

John Van Seters is the University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has written many academic articles and is the author or editor of over twenty books, including The Pentateuch (2015), The Yahwist (2013), and The Hyksos.

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Works by John Van Seters

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In Search of History (1983) 78 copies, 1 review

The Life of Moses: The Yahwist As Historian in Exodus-Numbers (1994) 55 copies

Abraham in History and Tradition (1975) 40 copies

Prologue to History: The Yahwist As Historian in Genesis (1992) 33 copies

The Pentateuch: A Social-Science Commentary (T&T Clark Cornerstones) (1999) 28 copies

The Edited Bible: The Curious History of the "Editor" in Biblical Critism (2006) 27 copies

The Hyksos: A New Investigation (1967) 26 copies

The Biblical Saga of King David (2009) 16 copies

A Law Book for the Diaspora: Revision in the Study of the Covenant Code (2002) 14 copies

Rethinking the foundations : historiography in the ancient world and in the Bible : essays in honour of John Van Seters (2000) 11 copies

The Yahwist: A Historian of Israelite Origins (2013) 8 copies

Studies in the History, Literature and Religion of Biblical Israel (2014) 4 copies

The Deuteronomistic History and the Name Theology: [l.sup.e]sakken [s.sup.e] mo sam in the Bible and the Ancient Near Ea 1 copy

My Life and Career as a Biblical Scholar (2018) 1 copy

The Pentateuch A Social-Science Commentary 1 copy

"The Origins of the Hebrew Bible: Some New Answers to Old Questions" 1 copy

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Associated Works

Pomegranates and Golden Bells: Studies in Biblical, Jewish, and Near Eastern Ritual, Law and Literature in Honor of Jacob Milgrom (1995) — Contributor — 42 copies

The Oxford History of Historical Writing: Volume 1: Beginnings to AD 600 (2011) — Contributor — 25 copies

The Chronicler As Historian (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) (1997) — Contributor — 21 copies

Biblical Itinerary: In Search of Method, Form and Content. Essays in Honor of George W. Coats (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament) (1997) — Contributor — 16 copies

Egypt, Israel, and the Ancient Mediterranean World: Studies in Honor of Donald B. Redford (Probleme Der Agyptologie, 20. Bd) (2004) — Contributor — 6 copies

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Birthdate: 1935-05-02
Gender: male
Nationality: Canada
Associated Place (for map): Canada

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In Search of History: Historiography in the Ancient World and the Origins of Biblical History by John Van Seters

A thorough presentation of ancient historiography in the fertile crescent. It has a biblical bent so it's best to be acquainted with the old testament before reading this one, but the chapters on Greek, Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Hittite historiography are very readable for laymen also.

May 30, 2010