Afterlife 18: King David and the Two Traditions
About this episode
This episode explores the differences between the Masoretic tradition and the Septuagint regarding the origin story of King David.
A few episodes ago, I mentioned the two distinct literary traditions behind the OT or Tanakh). Most important is the rabbinic Hebrew language tradition, known as the Masoretic tradition. The other tradition is the Greek language bible, known as the Septuagint. This was translated from some unknown Hebrew original. In many instances, the Septuagint draws upon ancient Hebrew documents that differ from those used by the rabbis. While the two traditions are in broad agreement, sometimes they diverge quite significantly. One of those places is in the origin story of King David. In this episode, Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions and I explore these differences.
More episodes of History in the Bible
- Afterlife 20: The Hand of God in Chronicles and Maccabees
- Afterlife 19: Moses Leads a Putsch
- Afterlife Detour 6: Surviving Vesuvius
- Afterlife 17: Reprise of We Three Kings Epiphany Special
- Afterlife 16: Reprise of Hark the Herald! the Christmas 2018 show
- Afterlife Detour 5: Chasing Proto-Indo-European
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