December 18, 2024 - Digital Semitics Online Library (DSOL)

Does DtrH even exist?

Matthew Saunders December 18, 2024

TL;DR: The Deuteronomistic History (DtrH) is a complex, multilayered biblical narrative often debated for its coherence and unity. Does it even exist? This post explores four key arguments for its unity—linguistic, thematic, historical, and literary—while acknowledging the nuanced, evolving scholarly perspectives that keep this discussion dynamic and ongoing.... Read More

The Doyen of DtrH: Thomas Römer 10 min read

The Doyen of DtrH: Thomas Römer

Matthew Saunders December 18, 2024

This is the fourth post in our series on the Deuteronomistic History (DtrH). Here, we cover Thomas Römer's substantial contributions to understanding DtrH which have earned him the title of the doyen of Deuteronomistic scholarship. Römer argues for a Deuteronomistic “library” composed over three stages reflecting evolving historical and theological concerns. His model synthesizes earlier theories while offering a nuanced view of DtrH’s complex development.... Read More

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Which former Johns Hopkins professor of Semitics, known for surviving significant hardships during World War II, including fleeing the Nazi invasion of Poland and enduring captivity under Japanese forces, later studied under William F. Albright and taught at Hopkins?

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