Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Actually Chronicles glossed over a lot of unsavory details of a lot of the 
kings, but I had reckened that that was because an editorial decision for 
briefness, not as an attempt to “clean up their reputations”.

As far as offending Christians, don’t worry, we have scholarly answers that 
satisfy us. Furthermore, those of us learned enough to respond on this list 
have already heard both sides and are therefore unlikely to be offended.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Kirk <peter.r.kirk AT ntlworld.com>
> On 14/07/2003 16:50, Jim West wrote:
> 
> >At 04:05 PM 7/14/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Perhaps you should investigate the cultural context prior to being so 
> >>defamatory.
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Paul H. Belanger
> >>>      
> >>>
> >
> >Interesting comment.  What it fails to recognize is that the cultural
> >context demands a rather harsh judgment on the actions of these women.  It
> >is only a modern deification of biblical characters which blinds eisegetes
> >into seeing angels where there are none.  And where the biblical authors
> >intended us to see none.  
> >
> >It is, however, fairly common in some circles to denounce interpretations 
> >of
> >texts which do not harmonize with piety.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> >Jim West
> >Quartz Hill School of Theology
> >Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies
> >
> >Biblical Studies Resources
> >http://web.infoave.net/~jwest
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> I agree with you, Jim, except that this kind of deification is not just 
> modern. It is certainly attested in ancient times. I don't want to give 
> some of the clearest examples as they might offend Christians and 
> Muslims. But arguably the process had started already when the books of 
> Chronicles were written, as they considerably clean up the mixed 
> pictures of David and Solomon found in Samuel and Kings.
> 
> -- 
> Peter Kirk
> peter.r.kirk AT ntlworld.com
> http://web.onetel.net.uk/~peterkirk/
> 
> 
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