Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 12th (Hosea 10 & John 12:1-19)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Assyrian Atrocity in Verse 14
The reference to the destruction of shalman at beth abel in verse 14 has provoked a lot of different theories among the commentators. Joshua moon suggests that shalman is a reference to shalmanise the fifth, and beth Abel is the site of an assyrian atrocity. Andrew derman also relates it to a northern trans jordanian city. Hans walter wolf mentions another conjecture, the killing of zachariah by shallum the usur grube. However, all of these remain conjectures. We have no clear answer to the identity of beth arbel or of the character ofShalman. The point of the prophet here then would
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