History of Scholarship

DtrH: The Göttingen School and Neo-Nothians 6 min read

DtrH: The Göttingen School and Neo-Nothians

Matthew Saunders October 10, 2024

TL;DR: This post continues our series about the Deuteronomistic History by looking at the contributions made by advocates of the Göttingen model (Smend, Deitrich, and Veijola) as well as the Neo-Nothians (Van Seters and McKenzie).... Read More

The Deuteronomistic History: Two Milestones in the History of Scholarship 5 min read

The Deuteronomistic History: Two Milestones in the History of Scholarship

Matthew Saunders September 4, 2024

One of my doctoral seminars this semester is on the Deuteronomistic History (DtrH). This post is the first in a series that analyzes recent and current scholarship on the DtrH. In this inaugural post, we discuss Martin Noth’s initial theory of a single exilic author and Frank Moore Cross’s expansion to two deuteronomistic redactions, one during Josiah’s reign and the other during the exile.... Read More

M. Richey: A (Brief) Literature Review 10 min read

M. Richey: A (Brief) Literature Review

Matthew Saunders April 10, 2024

Introduction Madadh Richey, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brandeis University, will be giving a department lecture at Johns Hopkins later today, April 10th, titled... Read More

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Monthly Trivia Question (Theme: History of Scholarship)

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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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