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Claude.ai provided the response below. The LXX translators in Exodus translated Yam Suf as Red Sea but in 1 Kings they translated the Hebrew as roughly “on the shore of the farthest sea,” not “Red Sea.” probably reflecting a geographical sense of the Gulf of Aqaba where Ezion-geber and Eloth were.
Continue ReadingFrom their email of 12/1/2025. BAS Library Special Collection, Solomon’s Splendor.
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 7/1/2025 The text below is a summary prepared by ChatGPT of the a transcript of Dr. Joel Baden’s Lecture 6 from The Rise and Fall of Biblical Israel, focusing on Solomon’s reign. Below is a comprehensive summary, highlighting the main themes, events, and scholarly interpretations presented in the lecture: Overview: This lecture […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/7/2025. The Beit HaMikdash (Hebrew: בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ, meaning “House of the Sanctuary” or more commonly, “The Holy Temple”) refers to the Jewish Temple that stood on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It is one of the most important religious sites in Judaism, both historically and spiritually. There were two main Temples in […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Based on the historic bible scholars prepare a 2000-word paper on female deities worshiped in house shrines in ancient Israel and adjacent peoples. Discuss their motifs and the context. Cite any scriptures from the ASV and list all sources at the end of the response. […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from my Kindle copy of Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman. The following are examples of Solomon’s policy toward northern Israel from pages 44 and 45. Those policies lead to the split into Israel and Judah. Freidman explained the new leadership here. The Shiloh prophet Ahijah instigated the northern tribes’ secession, and he designated […]
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