Building a nation : the Jeroboams and the creation of two Israels

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2019-07-29

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Davies, Philip

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Abstract

This article represents a short reflective essay in honour of the Old Testament scholar Eben Scheffler. It focuses on the writing of the history of ancient Israel texts; examines different approaches to address the history of texts: minimalist and maximalist; and illustrates a minimalist approach in reference to the figure of the Israelite king Jeroboam II.

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This research is part of the project of Prof Jurie le Roux, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria.

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Jeroboam and Jeroboam, Israel, Nationhood, Old Testament scholarship, Northern Kingdom, Old testament scholar, Eben Scheffler, Old testament studies

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SDG-04: Quality education
SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

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Davies, P., 2019, ‘Building a nation: The Jeroboams and the creation of two Israels’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 75(3), a5018. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v75i3.5018.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72813

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