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[German Version] אֳרוֹן/ ʾarôn, “ark” (in current English usage, more properly, “chest”) designates in Gen 50:26 the casket of Joseph and in 2 Kgs 12:10f./2 Chr 24:8, 10f. a collection box with lid. In all the remaining 200 or so passages in the OT, it is a cultic object constructed at Sinai according to Exod 25:10–22; 37:1–9 (P), which was brought along during…

Part of 5 Samuel–Kings 5.4.1 Background 5.4.1.1 ScopeIn the Septuagint tradition (1.3.1.1), 1 and 2 Samuel are known as 1 and 2 Kingdoms (or, 1–2 Reigns). Thi…

Part of 2 Modern Editions of the Text of the Bible in Hebrew and the Ancient Versions (15th Century to the Present) - 2.3 Editions of the Septuagint and Related Greek Versions…

Part of 5 Samuel–Kings 5.5.1 Background1–2 Kings is in many regards closely related to 1–2 Samuel (5.4), which is also indicated by the fact that the Greek version of Samuel–Kings is designated as 1–4 Kingdoms (or: Reigns). Most probably the time of translation immediately followed the translation of Samuel, which was around 200 b.c.e. All units of 1–4 Kingdoms have similar features regarding Baal with the female article and ἀλλόφυλοι “those f…

[German Version] I. History of Religions – II. Bible – III. Church History – IV. Systematics – V. Practical Theology – VI. Law – VII. Judaism – VIII. Islam I. History of Religions The term confession refers to various phenomena, including the confession of faith and of sin. A confession of faith can be understood as an officially sanctioned, formulaic summary of the central doctrines of a religious or a confessional community (“denomination”). Recited in cultic procedures and/or in everyday piety, i…