The Poet and the historian : essays in literary and historical Biblical criticism / [manuscript] : Richard Elliott Friedman, editor. - Chico, Calif. : Scholars Press, c1983. - 163 p. ; 24 cm. - Harvard Semitic studies ; 26 . - Harvard Semitic studies ; no. 26. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The prophet and the historian / Richard Elliott Friedman -- The epic traditions of early Israel / Frank Moore Cross -- Doctrine by misadventure / Baruch Halpern -- Zion and Jerusalem as religious and political capital / Moshe Weinfeld -- The life and times of King David according to the Book of Psalms / Alan M. Cooper -- The origins of universal history / Arnaldo Momigliano.

0891306293 (hpb)

83009035


Bible.--Old Testament--Historiography.


Bible as literature.

BS1197 / .P57 1983

221.9/072