In the first place it is important to differentiate history and historiography. The first refers to the events that have taken place in the past, and the second, to writing about the events. To ask whether a book is historical or not is a complex question. It could refer to the intention of an author or to his success in achieving his intention. In this book, when we identify a biblical book’s genre as historical, we are asserting that the author’s intention is antiquarian and that