Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>]

> RV:  Likely, the literature describing the giving,  and the content of
> the God given Commandments preceded, and were used, by those authors
> who  penned  the accounts of the most notable breakers of these
> Commandments.

However, note how I Kings looks at Solomon's horse trading. It is never put 
in a bad
light. In fact, it is portrayed as one of his illustrious pursuits, along 
with temple
building and maritime trade of luxury items. In Deut, horse trading and 
returning to Egypt
is strongly forbidden. How do we account for this transition in perspective? 
If Deut
portrayed horse trading and going to Egypt as something to be vehemently 
avoided, why does
a writer who wants to portray Solomon as one of the great culprits make it 
look pretty
good?

George Athas
 Dept of Semitic Studies,
 University of Sydney
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