01:4201:42, 25 October 2020diffhist−80 m
Noah
→Mesopotamian: Changed the date of authorship for the Gilgamesh epic to 1800 (the date of our oldest fragments). Deleted reference to the gods being disturbed by the noise of humanity - this occurs in the epic of Atrahasis but not in Gilgamesh.
07:4907:49, 26 August 2020diffhist−46 m
Daniel 7
→Themes: see note on similar edit in the header section, scholars are divided as to whether chapter two belongs to the apocalyptic genre and the four kingdoms was a well known ANE literary trope that is not apocalyptic per se.
04:3604:36, 15 March 2017diffhist−351
Sons of God
→Literary origins: The correct translation is "children of Sheth" (e.g. Goff and Adams). The "Shethites" were condemned by Baalam in Num 24:17 and the term becomes a name for "the wicked" in general in other DSS texts. Also clarified sources and dates
01:5101:51, 15 March 2017diffhist−226
Nephilim
→Interpretations: There is no certainty that the correct translation is "children of Seth". Goff and Adams both translate the word as "Sheth" - the Shethites condemned by Baalam in Num 24:17 become a name for "the wicked" in general in other DSS texts
14:0714:07, 1 October 2015diffhist+63 m
Book of Revelation
→Genre: the genre of Revelation is very different to that of classical Hebrew prophecy - it is better to say that the author understood himself to be a prophet
14:0214:02, 1 October 2015diffhist+10 m
Book of Revelation
These are all faith based systems of interpretation. Scholarly approaches differ considerably and do not start with an assumption that the book is authoritative or divinely inspired.
00:4600:46, 19 July 2015diffhist+173
Book of Daniel
→Sources: Previous description was too dogmatic. There are many variations of the development theory and citing only Redditt's version is problematic.