David’s Provisions for the Temple According to Josephus

Full title
David’s Provisions for the Temple According to Josephus
Research notes

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Reference type
Journal Article
Author(s)
Begg, Christopher T.
Year
2006
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses
Volume
82
Number of volumes
0
Issue / Series Volume
4
Pages
453-465
Related keywords
David (Biblical Figure)
Solomon (Biblical Figure)
First Temple
Jewish Antiquities / Antiquitates judaicae
Eupolemus
Label
03/12/2007
URL
http://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=article&id=2018922&journal_code=ETL
DOI
Abstract

This article investigates Josephus’ version of 1 Chronicles 22 (David’s preparations for the building of the temple by his son Solomon) in Ant. 7.335-342. It devotes particular attention to three questions: (1) the text-form(s) of the Chronicles passage utilized by Josephus; (2) the various rewriting techniques applied by him to the scriptural data and the distinctiveness of his version that results from their use; and (3) a comparison of Josephus’ rendition of 1 Chronicles 22 with that of the earlier Hellenistic-Jewish historian Eupolemus.