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Use Of Assyriology In Chronological Apologetics In David's Secret Demons, Steven W. Holloway
Use Of Assyriology In Chronological Apologetics In David's Secret Demons, Steven W. Holloway
Steven W Holloway
The Tiglath-Pileser principle is Halpern's cross-cultural moniker for deliberate lying or distortion in royal inscriptions that, nevertheless, conceals a kernel of historical truth, upon which he elaborates a theory of biblical composition. While acknowledging his many important contributions to ancient Near Eastern studies, I must call into question his uses of Assyriological sources in David's Secret Demons and earlier invocations of his thesis to illustrate the Books of Samuel and Kings with an eye to establishing an early ...