"But you shall surely report concerning him": In defense of the priority of LXX Deuteronomy 13:9
In this article, I reconsider the suggestions of Bernard M. Levinson concerning the textual history, translation and interpretation of the second law in Deut 13. While Levinson used evidence from Neo-Assyrian treaties to support the priority of the MT of Deut 13:9 against the variant reading behind...
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| description | In this article, I reconsider the suggestions of Bernard M. Levinson concerning the textual history, translation and interpretation of the second law in Deut 13. While Levinson used evidence from Neo-Assyrian treaties to support the priority of the MT of Deut 13:9 against the variant reading behind the LXX, I suggest that Northwest Semitic inscriptions, the Sefire Treaties, may provide an important alternative witness to treaty formation in the ancient Near East – and in particular to the specifically Northwest Semitic manifestation of the tradition. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:33a81ee0-a62e-4932-b587-5cf7b9fc89302022-03-26T13:21:21Z"But you shall surely report concerning him": In defense of the priority of LXX Deuteronomy 13:9Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:33a81ee0-a62e-4932-b587-5cf7b9fc8930Walter de Gruyter GmbH2018Quick, LIn this article, I reconsider the suggestions of Bernard M. Levinson concerning the textual history, translation and interpretation of the second law in Deut 13. While Levinson used evidence from Neo-Assyrian treaties to support the priority of the MT of Deut 13:9 against the variant reading behind the LXX, I suggest that Northwest Semitic inscriptions, the Sefire Treaties, may provide an important alternative witness to treaty formation in the ancient Near East – and in particular to the specifically Northwest Semitic manifestation of the tradition. |
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