Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Peter Kirk" <peter.r.kirk AT ntlworld.com>]

Interesting idea. But what makes Shallum a better candidate that Huldah
herself as the author? (Don't mention that few women were literate - we
seem to know that Huldah was, but not that Jeremiah was!)

Peter Kirk
peter.r.kirk AT ntlworld.com
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~peterkirk/
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Baker
> Sent: 19 May 2003 13:11
> To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [b-hebrew] Re: Huldah
> 
> Hi Liz
> 
> IMO the story of the mission to Huldah imitates that of the earlier
> mission
> to Isaiah and probably derives from the same author or a close colleague.
> The deuteronomic Isaiah story was based on the opinion of its author that
> Isaiah was the greatest prophet of his day. On this basis the mission to
> Huldah shows that she was regarded as the leading prophetess of her days.
> 
> It is often suggested that Huldah was rather a minor prophetess, hence the
> long qualification as the "wife of Shallum, son of Tiqwah, son of Harhas,
> the keeper of the clothes". IMO, since Huldah was very well known, the
> qualification is best understood as introducing Shallum. Why? Well, as a
> suggestion, his position in the court and prophetic circles makes him the
> perfect candidate to have authored the original Book of Kings.
> 
> Regards
> Joe Baker ===========\
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