Josephus' retelling of the jonathan narratives*

Michael Avioz

doi:10.1177/0951820712458643

Josephus' retelling of the jonathan narratives*

Michael Avioz

The Department of Hebrew Bible at Bar-Ilan University

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Abstract

This article analyzes Josephus' rewriting of the biblical narratives about Jonathan, son of Saul (1 Sam. 13-14; 17-23; 31//Ant. 6.95, 105-29, 205-12, 224-41, 252-53, 369). It compares the biblical narratives to Josephus' rewriting in an attempt to understand the nature of the changes he entered into the biblical text. These include omissions, additions, and changes of focus. Did these changes stem from a different Vorlage or from exegetical reasons? Can these changes be explained as deriving from Josephus' apologetic view?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	68-86
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0951820712458643
State	Published - Sep 2012

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Funding Information:
I would like to thank the Beit Shalom foundation in Japan for supporting me in writing this research.

Keywords

Hellenistic Jewish writers
Jonathan
Josephus
Son of Saul
early biblical exegesis

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Josephus' retelling of the jonathan narratives*

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