The Value of Pi and the Circumference of the "Molten Sea" in 3 Kingdoms 7,10
The dimensions of the "molten sea", the huge vessel fabricated for King Solomon’s temple, are given in 1 Kgs 7,23.26 (MT) and 3 Kingdoms 7,10.12 (LXX). All measurements of the MT correspond exactly to those of the LXX except one, the circumference. The MT gives "thirty cubits" an...
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Peeters
1998
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Biblica
Year: 1998, Volume: 79, Issue: 3, Pages: 409-412 |
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| Summary: | The dimensions of the "molten sea", the huge vessel fabricated for King Solomon’s temple, are given in 1 Kgs 7,23.26 (MT) and 3 Kingdoms 7,10.12 (LXX). All measurements of the MT correspond exactly to those of the LXX except one, the circumference. The MT gives "thirty cubits" and the LXX "thirty-three cubits". It seems probable that the MT used the value attributed to pi by the Old Babylonian (pi = 3), whereas the LXX may have known the more accurate value discovered by Archimedes and presumably known in Alexandria (pi = approximately 3 1/7). |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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