The last king(s) of Judah
Subtitle: Zedekiah and Sedekias in the Hebrew and Old Greek versions of Jeremiah 37(44):1-40(47):6
By: Shelley L. Birdsong
Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe -- 89; Forschungen zum Alten Testament -- 89.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Tübingen, Germany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9783161538889
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible; Versions
Other titles: Last king of Judah; Last kings of Judah
Description: "Was there a difference in the portrayal of King Zedekiah in the Hebrew and Greek versions of Jeremiah? Shelley L. Birdsong analyses the two different depictions, highlights their unique characterizations and argues that the cruel and manipulative king in the Greek is edited into a more compassionate king in the Hebrew." --
Notes: Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - Claremont Graduate University, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Raison d'être; title: Introduction; title: A close reading; title: Literary analysis of Zedekiah and Sedekias; title: Literary types; title: The traditio of Zedekiah and Sedekias; title: Conclusion.