Josephus’ Retelling of 1 Kings 1 for a Graeco-Roman Audience
1 Kings 1 relates the tumultuous circumstances which eventuated in Solomon’s being designated David’s successor. This article offers a detailed comparison between the biblical account and its retelling by Josephus in his Antiquities 7:343-362. The study focuses on two overarching questions: (1) whic...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2006
|
| In: |
Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-108 |
| Further subjects: | B
Solomon
B jewish antiquities B david B josephus B second temple judaism B 1 kings B Old Testament |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | 1 Kings 1 relates the tumultuous circumstances which eventuated in Solomon’s being designated David’s successor. This article offers a detailed comparison between the biblical account and its retelling by Josephus in his Antiquities 7:343-362. The study focuses on two overarching questions: (1) which text-form(s) of 1 Kings 1 did the historian utilize? and (2) what kinds of retelling techniques has he applied to the biblical data and with what purposes and effects did he employ those techniques? |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.29206 |