Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jim West <jwest AT Highland.Net>]

At 05:57 AM 1/26/99 -0800, you wrote:

>Nope.  First, the whole "davidic monarchy" is tenuous historically at best.
>
>This sounds like the position of the "Deconstructionists"  I have been
hearing about.  I am most interested in this.  What can you tell me about
this school of thought?
>

I think that the writings of Niels Peter Lemche and Philip Davies would be
the best place to start here.  Lemche's most recent book, "The Israelites in
History and Tradition" (westminster/john knox), is VERY good.
Davies' "Whose Bible is it Anyway" is also very enjoyable!

>Second, the Yahwists might have "baptized" language about El when they
>homogenized with their neighbors; but that does not dependence make.
>
>I apologize, but I do not understand what you are saying.  Would you please
clarify for me?
>

Im sorry- what I mean is that the Yahwists, living side by side with their
cannanite neighbors, merely adopted their "god - talk" to Yahweh; applying
appelations for El to Yahweh.


Best,

Jim

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Jim West, ThD
Quartz Hill School of Theology

jwest AT highland.net
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