The demise of Absalom according to Josephus
This article offers a detailed examination of Josephus' rewriting of the biblical story of Absalom's demise (2 Sm 17:24-18:18) in his Ant. 7.230-244. The study aims to elucidate three overarching questions concerning the historian's version: (1) Which text-form(s) of the Samuel passag...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2005
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2005, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 482-502 |
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| Summary: | This article offers a detailed examination of Josephus' rewriting of the biblical story of Absalom's demise (2 Sm 17:24-18:18) in his Ant. 7.230-244. The study aims to elucidate three overarching questions concerning the historian's version: (1) Which text-form(s) of the Samuel passage did he utilize? (2) What re-writing techniques has he applied to his Vorlage and what is distinctive about his rendering as a result of their application? and (3) How does Josephus' way of dealing with the biblical story compare with the handling of it elsewhere in ancient Jewish tradition? |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85740 |