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The last king(s) of Judah : Zedekiah and Sedekias in the Hebrew and Old Greek versions of Jeremiah 37(44):1-40(47):6 / Shelley L. Birdsong.
Van Pelt Library BS1525.52 .B57 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Birdsong, Shelley L., 1982- author.
- Series:
- Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 1611-4914 2. Reihe ; 89.
- Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe, 1611-4914 ; 89
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zedekiah, King of Judah, active 6th century B.C.
- Zedekiah.
- Bible. Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Jeremiah.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Was there a difference in the portrayal of King Zedekiah in the Hebrew and Greek versions of Jeremiah? Shelley L. Birdsong analyses the two different depictions, highlights their unique characterizations and argues that the cruel and manipulative king in the Greek is edited into a more compassionate king in the Hebrew." -- back cover
- Notes:
- Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - Claremont Graduate University, 2014.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-244) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9783161538889
- 3161538889
- OCLC:
- 975279950
- Publisher Number:
- 9783161538889
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