Abstract
The Bible twice relates, in Samuel 5:17-25/1 Chronicles 14:8-17, David’s initial pair of victories over the Philistines. This essay focuses on a third version of David’s triumphs, i.e. that of Josephus in his Ant 7.70-77, comprising this in detail with its two Biblical parallels (as represented by MT, Codex Vaticanus and the LucianictAntiochene MSS of the LXX, the Targums, and the Vulgate).
Highlights
The Bible twice relates, in Samuel 5:17-25/1 Chronicles 14:8-17, David’s initial pair o f victories over the Philistines
This essay focuses on a third version o f David’s triumphs, i e that o f Josephus in his Ant 7.70-77, com prising this in detail with its two Biblical parallels
The comparison seeks to fin d answers to such questions as: did Josephus use both Biblical accounts in composing his ver sion or did he rather limit himself to one o f these to the exclusion o f the other? Which text-form(s) o f 2 Samuel 5:17-25 and/or 1 Chronicles 14:8-17 did he have available? What sort o f rewriting techniques are evidenced by his version? Are there features to that version which notably distinguish it from the Biblical accounts? Why did Josephus include the two battle episodes in his work at all, and what message might he have intended his version o f these happenings to convey to A n t’s double audience, i e cultivated Gentiles andfellow Jews?
Summary
The Bible twice relates, in Samuel 5:17-25/1 Chronicles 14:8-17, David’s initial pair o f victories over the Philistines. This essay focuses on a third version o f David’s triumphs, i e that o f Josephus in his Ant 7.70-77, com prising this in detail with its two Biblical parallels (as represented by MT, Codex Vaticanus and the LucianictAntiochene MSS o f the LXX, the Targums, and the Vulgate). The comparison seeks to fin d answers to such questions as: did Josephus use both Biblical accounts in composing his ver sion or did he rather limit himself to one o f these to the exclusion o f the other? In turning to my comparison, I divide up the material to be studied into two parallel segments: 1) First Battle (2 Sam 5:17-21/1 Chronicles 14:8-12/Ant 7.71-74); and 2) Second Battle (5:22-25/14:1317/7.75-77)
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