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Posts related to the subjects of my comprehensive exams at Johns Hopkins.

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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