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The Miscellanies - between editing and translating

Beukenhorst, Martinus
(2023) EABS Annual Conference — Location: Syracuse (10.July.2023)

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The Miscellanies are one of the strangest mysteries in the Septuagint text of Samuel–Kings. Found after 1 Kings 2:35 and 2:46, they consist of two large pluses of 14 and 11 verses respectively. The pluses consist of seemingly loosely connected elements gathered from the main story of Solomon (1 Kings 3–11), structured around his wisdom, building activities and extensive wealth. Due to their unique nature the Miscellanies have baffled scholars. Proposed solutions range from editing done in Greek after the translation was done (Montgomery, Gooding, Van Keulen), to a different Hebrew Vorlage, translating a text which either developed from the one reflected by the MT (Tov, Polak, Talshir, Darshan) or one that developed into the MT (Trebolle-Barrera, Schenker, Piquer-Otero). An element often overlooked in this discussion is the function and role the Miscellanies can have. Especially in discussions on editions and the possible influence of translators, it is important to see which narratological role differences could have played. The aim of this paper is to argue that the Miscellanies are connected to the stories surrounding the final years of David’s life and his ultimate succession by his son Solomon. Often called the ‘Succession Narrative’, the ‘Court History’ or the ‘Saga of King David’, they are found at the end of 2 Samuel and the beginning of 1 Kings. My hypothesis is that the Miscellanies formed the conclusion to this story, by providing a summary of Solomon’s reign. Originally meant as an end to 2 Samuel, in this way the Miscellanies make much more sense in terms of content and location. Seeing the Miscellanies not as an intrusion, but as a functioning part of an older text helps in understanding the complex interplay between the different editions that existed at the time of the Septuagint translation.
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Beukenhorst, M. (2023). The Miscellanies - between editing and translating. EABS Annual Conference, Syracuse.