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Textual plurality at the margins of Biblical texts: The miscellanies in 3 Reigns 2:35, 46

Abstract:
The 'miscellanies' appended to 3 Rgs (1 Kgs) 2:35, 46 in the Septuagint stand on the borderline between what can be considered biblical and extra-biblical texts: they are missing in all other witnesses, they are manifestly secondary in their respective contexts, and they exhibit many features typical of midrash and rewritten bible. In the present paper it is argued that the Miscellanies were introduced at the end of 3 Rgs/1 Kgs 2 at a time when this chapter formed the conclusion of a book of Samuel that did not continue into the book of Kings. In this way the Miscellanies show once again that book ends often provide evidence for different editions of 'biblical' books. Such editions continued to exist side-by-side for centuries.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.2143/RQ.30.2.3285635

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Oxford college:
Christ Church
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-8553-3994


Publisher:
Peeters
Journal:
Revue de Qumran More from this journal
Volume:
30
Issue:
2
Pages:
293-307
Publication date:
2019-03-22
Acceptance date:
2018-09-06
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EISSN:
2506-7567
ISSN:
0035-1725


Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:912174
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uuid:04d6ab1b-8364-4150-a0ef-02fd0c3c64db
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pubs:912174
Source identifiers:
912174
Deposit date:
2018-09-06

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