“Midianite Men, Merchants” (Gen 37:28): Linguistic, Literary, and Historical Perspectives

An important method of resolving contradictions in the Bible was developed by Saadia Gaon and Menasseh ben Israel based on the writings of Aristotle. It is rooted in the insight that failure to recognize linguistic ambiguity is a common source of apparent contradiction—in the Bible as elsewhere. In...

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Main Author: Steiner, Richard C. 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2023, Volume: 73, Issue: 1, Pages: 82-131
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Aristoteles 384 BC-322 BC / Seʿadyah, Gaʾon 882-942 / Caravan / Merchant / Bible. Genesis 37,28
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
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