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 |
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2020
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Textus
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-7 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jerusalem / Destruction (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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| Summary: | 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 later insertion. In addition, I propose a new solution for the problem of the variant dates of the city’s destruction. According to this solution, the original date has been preserved by 2Kgs 25:8, while the date given in Jer 52:12 has been influenced by an incorrect assumption about the date of the capture. |
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| ISSN: | 2589-255X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Textus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/2589255X-02901004 |