Demetrius the Chronographer and the beginnings of Hellenistic Jewish historiography
It seems like the sort of book you'd find in Logos:
- If you push back from Josephus, you run into Manetho, and then Demetrius
- Demetrius is the earliest and gets cited relative to dating the LXX, etc Today he showed up again, trying to 'date' the JEDP theory (P specifically). It's mainly because he does quite a bit of almost-quoting
- Eusebius cites him (arguably ... the Chronographer seems to be an add-on)
And Logos does have some almost-Demetrius:
Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus: Hellenistic Histories and the Date of the Pentateuch
The book specifically on Demetrius, above, was written by James Crouch .... if you have Hermeneia, he's listed for the first 2 Matthew volumes. He also seems to write novels on the side. A dedication from one of his novels: "... and to the men and women who have left the church and entered the ministry".
Finally, the Crouch volume is 'out of print' per Amazon. It'd be a nice addition. Especially for LXX studies, and formation of the Penteteuch.
Side note: Factbook knew about Demetrius the Chronographer; just not in any of my 30-40 resources that use him.
