The dates of the 587/6BCE capture and destruction of Jerusalem
The present article examines the dates of the 587/6BCE capture and destruction of Jerusalem, which differ across the parallel accounts in 2Kgs 24:18–25:21 and Jer 52:1–30. I argue that the Masoretic Text of Jer 52:6 gives the correct date of Jerusalem’s capture, even though the relevant phrase is a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2020
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| In: |
Textus
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-7 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jerusalem (587 v. Chr.)
/ Bible. Jeremia 52
/ Bible. Könige 2. 24-25
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
2Kings 25
B Textual Criticism B destruction of Jerusalem B dates B Jeremiah 52 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
