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| Title: The Revolt of Sheba According to Josephus Secondary Title: Jian Dao Volume: 9 Pages: 1-26 Type: Journal Article Year: 1998 Abstract: Matthews, Christopher R. in: NTAb 42.3 (1998), 537: "The article compares Josephus' account of the revolt of Sheba in Antiquities 7:278-292 with the major textual witnesses for the biblical narrative in 2 Sam 20:1-22. The material is cover in six parallel segments: revolt initiated (2 Sam 2:1-2/Ant. 7:278-279a) David's concubines (2 Sam 2:3/Ant. 7:279b), David's countermeasures (2 Sam 2:4-6/Ant. 7:280-282), etc. Josephus streamlines the biblical account at certain points, clarifies its obscure features, and adds nuances to its characters. His rendition is designed to appeal to his double target audience of cultivated Gentiles and fellow Jews".
Begg, Christopher T. in: OTA 21.2 (1998), 317: "Following the suppression of Absalom's uprising, a new threat quickly emerge for David, i.e., the revolt of Sheba, described in 2 Samuel 20. B.'s article presents a detailed study of Josephus' version (Ant. 7.278-292) of the latter incident in relation to its Biblical source (as represented by MT, 2QSama, Codex Vaticanus and the Lucianic/Antiochene MSS of the LXX, and Targum Jonathan of the Former Prophets). Overarching questions addressed by the article include: the text-form(s) of 2 Samuel 20 available to Josephus, the rewriting techniques applied by him in this section of ant. (e.g., rather extensive amplifications of the biblical data), the distinctiveness of his rendition (e.g., with regard to the characterization of the personages involved), and the messages this might have been intended to convey to Ant.'s Gentile and Jewish audiences. The article likewise gives some attention to the handling of the Sheba episode elsewhere in postbiblical Jewish literature". |