The death of King Saul according to Josephus
2 Samuel 31//1 Chronicles 10 tells the dramatic story of the death of Saul and his sons in the battle with the Philistines and the rescue of their remains by the men of Jabesh-gilead. This article provides a detailed comparison of Josephus' version, in Antiquities 16.368-378, of these episodes...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Dehoniane
1999
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Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 1999, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 485-505 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Josephus, Flavius 37-100, Antiquitates Judaicae
/ Saul Israel, King
B Bible. Samuel 1. 31 / Bible. Chronicle 1. 10 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Samuel 1. 31
B Josephus, Flavius (37-100) B Saul Israel, King B Bible. Chronicle 1. 10 |
| Summary: | 2 Samuel 31//1 Chronicles 10 tells the dramatic story of the death of Saul and his sons in the battle with the Philistines and the rescue of their remains by the men of Jabesh-gilead. This article provides a detailed comparison of Josephus' version, in Antiquities 16.368-378, of these episodes with the Biblical accounts (as represented by MT, LXX, and the Targums). Among its findings: Josephus' reworks the Biblical presentations of the circumstances of Sauls' death so as to harmonize these with what is told in 2 Samuel I and highlights the battlefield heroism of Saul and his sons. His version likewise evidences noteworthy points of contact both with the Targum on 2Chr 10,13.14 and with the story of Saul's demise found in Pseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities, chap. 65. |
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| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | In: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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