Reconsidering Nehemiah's Judah
The Case of MT and LXX Nehemia 11-12
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Publisher: JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
ISBN: 9783161538810
Number of Pages: 273
Published: 08/09/2015
Width: 23 cm
Height: 15.3 cm
In this work, Deirdre N. Fulton examines the differences in the MT and LXX texts of Nehemiah 11-12. She portrays the rebuilding of Judah by focusing on the people who settled in Jerusalem, a catalog of settlements in Judah, a list of temple personnel, and a narrative of the dedication and procession around the walls of Jerusalem. In this systematic study the author analyzes the textual divergences and changes these chapters underwent over time. While both traditions cast Nehemiah 11-12 in Persian period Judah, the textual divergences between the MT and LXX reveal intentional changes that occurred during the Hellenistic period.