What is Wisdom? The development of Solomonic wisdom in Kings
(2022) IOSOT — Location: Zürich (8.August.2022)
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- In this paper I look at the compositional history of one of the central passages concerning Solomon’s wisdom, found in MT 1 Kings 5:9–14. Using empirical evidence from the Septuagint, I will argue for a new interpretation of this section. In this view verses 11–14 should be seen as late additions to the MT, based on the choices made by the Septuagint translators for the root חכם [ḥkm]. This root has a complex translation history, most notably because of changes made by the kaige-recension and thus can help us identify additions to the text. Showing that the extended passage on Solomon’s encyclopaedic wisdom should be considered a very late addition potentially changes our understanding of the diachronical development of Solomon’s story in the MT and its different developmental stages.
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Beukenhorst, M. (2022). What is Wisdom? The development of Solomonic wisdom in Kings. IOSOT, Zürich.