2 Samuel 12 as retold by Josephus
In this essay the author intends to focus on Josephus' retelling of the events of 2 Samuel 12. At the opening of his Antiquities, Josephus assures readers that in what follows he will not �add to� or �omit anything from� the Scripture records on which he is basing himself. Ant. 7.147-161, where...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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2006-09-01
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| Series: | Verbum et Ecclesia |
| Online Access: | http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/134 |
| Summary: | In this essay the author intends to focus on Josephus' retelling of the events of 2 Samuel 12. At the opening of his Antiquities, Josephus assures readers that in what follows he will not �add to� or �omit anything from� the Scripture records on which he is basing himself. Ant. 7.147-161, where on the one hand the basic content of 2 Samuel 12 is reproduced even in its details, while on the other additions, deletions, re-arrangements and other modifications of biblical data abound, offers an instructive example of how seriously, but also how flexibly, the historian carried through on that opening promise. |
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| ISSN: | 1609-9982 2074-7705 |