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This dissertation highlights three main points about Proverbs 30, which can be summarized in the following conclusions: 1. Proverbs 30 presents a or "protest" (cf. v. 33) by the "Godly Believer" against the "Ungodly Hypocrite". The "Godly Believer" expresses his objection in wor…

This study explores one of the oldest and most central issues of the Hebrew Bible — the compositional history of 1–2 Kings. Its approach does not proceed from the assumption prevalent since the time of de Wette, namely, that the origins of 1–2 Kings should be explained through a…

The purpose of this thesis is to offer an interpretation of the Writing of Hezekiah (Isa 38:9–20) based on text-critical, poetic, and genre analysis, together with word studies. The study is based on two distinct steps: textual criticism and a multi-exegetical methodology. The f…

2 Kings 18:4 describes reform measures taken by Hezekiah of Judah: he removed the high places, smashed the pillars, cut down the Asherah, and broke the bronze serpent Nehushtan in pieces. This study addresses the question of whether this reform was a historical event, as well as…