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May 15, 2006 · Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus: Hellenistic Histories and the Date of the Pentateuch (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 433) [Gmirkin, Russell, Mein, Andrew, Camp, Claudia V.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
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May 15, 2006 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA, May 15, 2006 - Religion - 344 pages. Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus proposes a provocative new theory regarding the date and circumstances of the...
Nov 27, 2007 · 27 November 2007. Cite. Permissions. Share. Extract. A s the title of this book suggests, the author argues for the thesis that the Pentateuch was produced in Egypt under the influence of the two Hellenistic historians, Berossus (in Genesis) and Manetho (in Exodus).
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Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus proposes a provocative new theory regarding the date and circumstances of the composition of the Pentateuch. Gmirkin argues 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 ...
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The primary evidence is literary dependence of Gen. 1–11 on Berossus’ Babyloniaca (278 BCE) and of the Exodus story on Manetho’s Aegyptiaca (c. 285–280 BCE), and the geo-political data contained in the Table of Nations. A number of indications point to a provenance of Alexandria, Egypt for at least some portions of the Pentateuch.
Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 8 (2008) - Review. Russell E. Gmirkin, Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus: Hellenistic Histories and the Date of the Pentateuch (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 433; Copenhagen International Series, 15; New York/London: T & T Clark, 2006). Pp. xii + 332.
Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus: Hellenistic Histories and the Date of the Pentateuch Hillmer, Mark. The Catholic Biblical Quarterly ; Washington Vol. 69, Iss. 4, (Oct 2007): 773-774.
