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

Promotional Information

Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus argues that the Pentateuch was written in 273-272 BCE under the patronage of Ptolemy II Philadelphus by the Septuagint scholars drawing on Hellenistic historical sources from the Great Library of Alexandria.

About the Author

Russell Gmirkin is a writer, researcher, and Dead Sea Scrolls scholar living in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

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