Vetus Testamentum
Publisher: Brill - Brill
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Genesis 49:4—The Route of Facile Textual Emendation vs. Appreciation for Literary Brilliance
Rendsburg, Gary A.
2021 Vetus Testamentum
doi:10.1163/15685330-bja10058
AbstractThis article responds to M. J. Albanese, "What the Holy Seed Defiled: The Textual Problem of Genesis 49:4," VT 69 (2019): 1‒18. Instead of proposing textual emendation to solve the so-called "problem" in Gen 49:4, the present article uses a literary-stylistic approach to argue in favour...
Macht und Weisheit: Untersuchungen zur politischen Anthropologie in den Erzählungen vom Absalomaufstand, written by Friederike Schücking-Jungblut
Auld, A. Graeme
doi:10.1163/15685330-00001145-06
Solomon's Throne in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context
Eichler, Raanan
AbstractThe throne of Solomon, described in 1 Kgs 10:18–20 and almost identically in 2 Chr 9:17–19, is the main object relating to the visual representation of royalty in the Hebrew Bible. This paper offers a close commentary on the description and considers what type of ancient Near Eastern...
Can God Deliver His Servants? Two Theological Problems in the Daniel Narratives (Dan 1:9; 3:17–18)
Golan, Naama; Gordin, Shai
doi:10.1163/15685330-12341073
AbstractThis article addresses two cases from the narratives in Daniel in which a similar theological question arises concerning the uncertainty of God's ability to deliver his servants: (1) The chief officer's denial of Daniels' request (Dan 1:10) despite the fact that God granted Daniel grace...
Jerusalem before the Reform: Memory, Nostalgia, and Antiquarian Interest in 2 Kings 23:7–13
Dolgopolsky-Geva, Ya'akov
AbstractThe description of Josiah's reform in Jerusalem in 2 Kgs 23:7–13 contains an unusual cluster of topographical indications. The article analyzes this cluster from critical and literary-ideological perspectives. The analysis proves that at least some of the topographical indications are...
The Formation of Judges and Samuel and the Deuteronomistic Composition
Galil, Gershon
AbstractThe formation of the books Judges and Samuel is re-examined in this article. The author maintains that two main editions of the book of Samuel were created. The first was composed in Jerusalem during the reign of Solomon. The author of this edition was also the author of the second...
On the Meaning of הֵעִיד in Biblical Hebrew: Between Summoning Witnesses and Imposing Oaths
Malka, Orit
AbstractThe verb הֵעִיד in Biblical Hebrew is understood by most scholars primarily within the semantic field of עֵד, "witness." However, many of its biblical occurrences do not befit this reading. These were interpreted according to the context, as bearing the meaning of: "to warn," "to assure,"...
A Macedonian in the Persian Court: Addition E of Esther and the Vetus Latina
Thambyrajah, Jonathan
AbstractThis paper proposes that the identification of Haman as Macedonian can best be explained as originating in the Greek Vorlage to the Vetus Latina. It has been previously suggested, although it is a matter of controversy, that the non-canonical sections of Esther derive from the Greek...
Not the Name Alone: A Linguistic Study of Exodus 3:14–15
van Wolde, Ellen J.
AbstractExodus 3:14–15 provide an answer to Moses' question in v. 13, but with surprising unanimity scholars have concluded that v. 14 is the heart of the section due to the supposed significance of the name Yhwh for the determining Yhwh's original character. This focus on v. 14 has led most...
The Meaning and Syntax of taʿărōg
Nathan, Jonathan
AbstractThe word taʿărōg, which appears three times in the Hebrew Bible, has been traditionally interpreted as a third-person feminine form. This article proposes that it instead be treated as a second-person masculine form, and that the two verses in which it appears be re-analysed accordingly.