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| Title: Josephus' Interpretation of the Divine Spirit Secondary Title: JJS Volume: 47 Pages: 234-255 Type: Journal Article Year: 1996 Abstract: Martínez, F. García in: JSJ 28.2 (1997), 224: "Analyse détaillée de l'interpretation de l'esprit divin chez Josèphe. "Because all of Josephus references to the divine spirit occur in the Antiquities, this analysis can be rather neatly organized around three poles: Josephus' additions, adaptions, and omissions of biblical references to the divine spirit".
Levison, John Robert in: OTA 21.2 (1998), 319: "L. analyzes Josephus' Antiquities, in which all of the historian's references to the divine spirit occur, under several headings. Under a first rubric, "Additions to the Biblical Text", L. examines Josephus' interpretation of Balaam (Ant. 4.102-130) and Solomon's request for a portion of God's spirit to dwell in the Temple (Ant. 8.114). These Josephan additions evince a high level of Hellenization, the former in its indebtedness to Plutarch (De defectu oraculorum 418D-c), the latter to Stoic conceptions of pneuma. Under a second rubric, "Adaptations of the Biblical Text", L. explores Josephus' creative interpretations of the experiences of Saul (Ant. 6.166), David (Ant. 6.222.223), Micaiah ben Imlah (Ant. 4.108), and Daniel (Ant. 10.239,250). Under the rubric "Omissions", L. systematically exposes Josephan omissions of scriptural references to the sprit (e.g., Gen 41:38; Exod 31:3; Num 27:18). Under his fourth rubric, "The Question of consistency", L. proposes that Josephus held with relative consistency (apart from the understandable exeption of Ant. 8.114) to an understand of the divine sprit as an angelic being".
Matthews, Christopher R.: "The article seeks to redress a scholarly neglect by examining all of Josephus' reference to the divine spirit. Since all the references occur in Antiquities, the analysis is neatly organized around three poles: Josephus' additions (Ant. 4:102-130 = Numbers 22-24; Ant. 8:114), adaptions (Ant. 6:166 = 1 Sam 16:13; Ant. 6:222-223 = 1 Sam 19:18-24; Ant. 8:408 = 1 Kgs 22:24; Ant. 10:239 = Dan 5:11-14), and omissions of biblical references to the divine spirit. The analysis shows Josephus to be a creative exegete who, despite his claim to record the precise details of Scripture (Ant. 1:17), adds three references to the divine spirit of his own and reduces biblical references to approximately six". Keywords: Josephus as Theologian |