The dilemma of King David: Reading Josephus’ Antiquities against the grain through the lens of Greco-Roman tyrant typologies
King David is the ideal Jewish monarch for Josephus no less than in the Hebrew Bible. Yet, the scriptural stories of David’s life are punctuated by dark episodes which subsequent writers and readers have struggled to integrate with their elevated vision of a noble king. In this study, I argue that t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2024
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Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2024, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 261-287 |
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King David
B Antiquities B Josephus B tyrant B Tyranny |
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