The figure of David in the narratives of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles has inspired and fascinated writers, artists and the devout since ancient times. They have been drawn by the complexity of the character, presented as chosen by Yahweh to be king of Israel, exhibiting strong t…
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This dissertation directed by Dr. Dennis Olson builds on the premise that the relative density of Chr's peculiar vocabulary is an accurate indicator of the degree of Chr's redaction of source material. It examines Chr's distinctive vocabulary for use in a multivariate statistica…
A systematic study of text-witnesses of Radak's commentary to Chronicles confirms the consensus that it is an early work, and reveals that Radak composed an even more rudimentary version than the one in our printed editions. This earlier version facilitates a particularly sharp …
Despite the ceaseless flood of publications on the origins of monotheism, and its alleged "refinement" in the exilic period (especially Deutero-Isaiah), attention to the varieties and functions of monotheistic discourse in the Persian/early Hellenistic period literature is scant…
The phenomenon of inner-biblical interpretation and inter-textual replication of scriptural material within the Old Testament is receiving significant attention in current scholarship. Two narratives which are repeated three times in the Hebrew Bible provide a particularly fruit…