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The Origins of the United Monarchy

From: Ian Hutchesson <mc2499 AT mclink.it>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: The Origins of the United Monarchy
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 21:48:45 +0100

At 21.37 01/02/99 -0500, Peter_Kirk AT SIL.ORG wrote:
>
>In your scenario, surely the question that remains is not "why the
>divided monarchy?" but "why the united monarchy?" In other words, if
>the Israelites had such a diverse origin, what made them (even
>temporarily) into a single united people, with a single language and
>at least to some extent a single faith?

Come to think of it, Peter, there's no historically contemporary sources to
the time to support such a hypothesis as the united monarchy.

Ian

The Origins of the United Monarchy, Ian Hutchesson, 02/01/1999
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: The Origins of the United Monarchy, George Athas, 02/01/1999
- Re: The Origins of the United Monarchy, Ian Hutchesson, 02/01/1999
- SV: The Origins of the United Monarchy, Thomas L. Thompson, 02/02/1999
- Re: The Origins of the United Monarchy, Peter_Kirk, 02/02/1999
- Re: The Origins of the United Monarchy, Ian Hutchesson, 02/02/1999
- Re: The Origins of the United Monarchy, George Athas, 02/02/1999
- Re: The Origins of the United Monarchy, George Athas, 02/03/1999
  - Re: The Origins of the United Monarchy, Ian Hutchesson, 02/03/1999
- Re: The Origins of the United Monarchy, Jonathan D. Safren, 02/03/1999
- SV: SV: The Origins of the United Monarchy, Thomas L. Thompson, 02/03/1999