The Solomonic Districts and the Nimshide Dynasty Administrative System in the Southern Levant
Scholars once eagerly claimed that 1 Kgs 4:7–19 contains historical information and represents a reliable source of information on David and Solomon’s administrative system. However, with the idea of a great United Monarchy becoming controversial since the 1990s, some pivotal studies have proposed n...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 5 |
| Further subjects: | B
topographical-textual approach
B 1 Kgs 4:7–19 B archaeological approach B the Solomonic districts B Nimshide dynasty’s administrative system B historical approach B the reigns of Joash and Jeroboam II |
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| Summary: | Scholars once eagerly claimed that 1 Kgs 4:7–19 contains historical information and represents a reliable source of information on David and Solomon’s administrative system. However, with the idea of a great United Monarchy becoming controversial since the 1990s, some pivotal studies have proposed new dates for this list’s composition, ranging from the 10th, mid-ninth, early eighth, and mid-seventh centuries BCE to even the post-exilic period. This article begins with the premise that 1 Kgs 4:7–19 represents the political reality of a specific time period, which could leave traceable factual evidence. Synthesizing topographical-textual, archaeological, and historical observations of 1 Kgs 4:7–19 to elucidate its likely historical background results in an inference suggesting early eighth century BCE composition during the reigns of Joash and Jeroboam II. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel14050598 |