Gerald "Gary" Neil Knoppers (November 14, 1956 – December 22, 2018) was a professor in the Department of Theology at

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. He wrote books and articles regarding a range of

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and ancient Near Eastern topics. He is particularly renowned for his work on

1 Chronicles The Book of Chronicles ( he, דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים ) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles) in the Christian Old Testament. Chronicles is the final book of the Hebrew Bible, concluding the third sect ...

, writing ''I Chronicles'' 1 - 9 (

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Volume 12) and ''I Chronicles'' 10 - 29 (Anchor Bible Volume 12A), which together comprise a very significant treatment of the work of the Chronicler. In May 2005 the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies/ Societe canadienne des Etudes bibliques granted the R. B. Y. Scott Award to Knoppers for his two-volume Anchor Bible commentary on ''I Chronicles''

Early life and education

Knoppers was born in

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, Canada. His parents were Barthie Maria Boon Knoppers and Nicolaas Bastiaan Knoppers. Knoppers' upbringing was in the

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tradition. Knoppers studied at

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from 1975 to 1979, where he majored in philosophy, obtaining a B.A. ''cum laude''. He then moved on to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary where he studied Old Testament from 1979 to 1982, graduating M.Div.

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was next, and there Knoppers obtained an M.A. with distinction in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. His Harvard studies were from 1982 to 1986.Gerald Neil Knoppers' curriculum vitae
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in 1988. His doctoral dissertation at Harvard was entitled ''"What Share Have We in David?": The Division of the Kingdom in Kings and Chronicles''. Frank Moore Cross, Jr. directed his Ph.D.

Career

Knoppers first taught at

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for a term in spring 1986. In the fall of 1987 he began his career at

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as an instructor in Religious Studies, and then was Assistant Professor in Religious Studies from 1988 to 1994. In 1994 he became Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Religious Studies and Jewish Studies. From 2002 to 2014 he was Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, where was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Religious Studies, and Jewish Studies. Knoppers also served as the head of that department from 1996 to 2006. His scholarly concentrations are: Ancient Israelite and Near Eastern History; Ancient Historiography; Biblical Theology; The Books of Kings and Chronicles; Comparative Ancient Near Eastern Religions; Inner Biblical Exegesis; and Northwest Semitic Epigraphy. In the fall of 2014 he left Penn State to take up an endowed professorship in Biblical Studies in the Department of Theology at the

. As of 2007, Knoppers had served on the following theological boards and committees: * Steering Committee, Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah Section,

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* Steering Committee, First Esdras Consultation of the

* Steering Committee,

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Bible, History and Archaeology Section,

* Steering Committee, Literature of the Persian Period Group,

* Editorial Board, ''

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'' * Editorial Board, ''Internationaler Exegetischer Kommentar zum Alten Testament'' (IEKAT) / ''International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament'' (IECOT) * Board of Trustees, W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research,

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Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Knoppers died of

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, and was survived by his wife Laura Knoppers,the George N. Shuster Professor of English Literature in Notre Dame’s Department of English, and their two children, Theresa and David.Josh Weinhold
In memoriam: Gary Knoppers, John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology,'
Notre Dame News 10 January 2019.

Books

* ''The Reign of

Solomon Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , Modern Hebrew, Modern: , Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yahweh, Yah"), ...

and the Rise of

Jeroboam Jeroboam I (; Hebrew: ''Yārŏḇə‘ām''; el, Ἱεροβοάμ, Hieroboám) was the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The Hebrew Bible describes the reign of Jeroboam to have commenced following a revolt of the ten northern ...

'' which is Vol. 1 of ''Two Nations under God: The

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and the Dual Monarchies'' (

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Semitic Monographs No. 52) (

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: Scholars Press, 1993), 302 pages. * ''The Reign of Jeroboam, the Fall of Israel, and the Reign of

Josiah Josiah ( or ) or Yoshiyahu; la, Iosias was the 16th king of Judah (–609 BCE) who, according to the Hebrew Bible, instituted major religious reforms by removing official worship of gods other than Yahweh. Josiah is credited by most biblical ...

'' which is Vol. 2 of ''Two Nations under God: The Deuteronomistic History of Solomon and the Dual Monarchies'' (Harvard Semitic Monographs No. 53) (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1994), 349 pages. * ''Reconsidering

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and Judah: The

in Recent Thought'' written by the team of Gary N. Knoppers and J. Gordon McConville Sources for Biblical and Theological Study, vol. 8 ( Winona Lake,

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, 2000), 650 pages. * ''The Chronicler as Theologian: Festschrift, Ralph W. Klein'' Edited by M. Patrick Graham, Gary N. Knoppers and S. L. McKenzie,

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Supplement No. 371 (

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: T. & T. Clark Continuum, 2003), 288 pages. * '' I Chronicles 1 - 9'' (

Volume 12) (

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: Doubleday, 2003), 514 pages. * ''I Chronicles 10 - 29'' (Anchor Bible Volume 12A) (New York: Doubleday, 2004), 531 pages he two Anchor volumes combine to a total of 1045 pages, the page nos. continue from the first vol. into the second vol * ''Jews and Samaritans: The Origins and History of Their Early Relations'' (Oxford University Press, 2013), 326 pages.

Articles and shorter pieces

* "'What Share Have We in

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?': The Division of the Kingdom in Kings and Chronicles", Ph.D. dissertation,

(1988). * "A Reunited Kingdom in Chronicles?" ''Proceedings, Eastern Great Lakes and Midwest Biblical Societies'' 9 ( Buffalo: Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society, 1989): pp. 74–88. * "

Rehoboam Rehoboam (; , ; , ; la, Roboam, ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the last monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel and the first monarch of the Kingdom of Judah after the former's split. He was a son of and the successor to Solomon and a g ...

in Chronicles: Villain or Victim?" ''

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'' Vol. 109 ( Decatur: SBL, 1990), pages 423-440. * "Unfinished Business" ''The Reformed Journal'' 40 (

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: Reformed Church Press, pages 20–23. * "Reform and Regression: The

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's Presentation of Jehoshaphat" ''

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'' Vol. 72(

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, 1991), pages 500-524. * "'The God in His Temple': The Phoenician Text from Pyrgi as a Funerary Inscription" ''

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'' Vol. 51 (

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, 1992), pages 105-120. * "'There Was None Like Him': Incomparability in the

Books of Kings The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the boo ...

" ''

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'' Vol. 54 (

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, 1992), pages 411-431. * "'Battling against Yahweh': Israel's War against Judah in 2 Chr 13:2-20" ''Revue biblique'' Vol. 100 (

: Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise, 1993), pages 511-532. * Articles on

Asher Asher ( he, אָשֵׁר ''’Āšēr''), in the Book of Genesis, was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob's eighth son) and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Asher. Name The text of the Torah states that the name of ''As ...

, the

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, Gad,

Issachar Issachar () was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's ninth son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar. However, some Biblical scholars view this as an eponymous metaphor pro ...

Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat (; alternatively spelled Jehosaphat, Josaphat, or Yehoshafat; ; el, Ἰωσαφάτ, Iosafát; la, Josaphat), according to 1 Kings 22:41, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his fathe ...

Levi Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and ...

Naphtali According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali (; ) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah (Jacob's sixth son). He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. Some biblical commentators have suggested that the name ''Naphtali ...

Reuben Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portugu ...

Showbread Showbread ( he, לחם הפנים ''Leḥem haPānīm'', literally: "Bread of the Faces"), in the King James Version: shewbread, in a biblical or Jewish context, refers to the cakes or loaves of bread which were always present, on a specially-d ...

, and

Zebulun Zebulun (; also ''Zebulon'', ''Zabulon'', or ''Zaboules'') was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers,Genesis 46:14 the last of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's tenth son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun. Som ...

compiled for the ''Oxford Companion to the Bible'', Edited by

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and M. Coogan (

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, 1993). * "Treaty, Tribute List, or Diplomatic Letter?: KTU 3.1 Re-examined" ''

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'' 289 (

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: ASOR, 1993), pages 81–94. * "Dissonance and Disaster in the

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of Kirta" ''

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: AOS, 1994), pages 572-582. * "Jehoshaphat's Judiciary and the Scroll of YHWH's Torah" ''

'' Vol. 113 ( Decatur: SBL, 1994), pages 59–80. * Review of Kim Strubind's ''Tradition als Interpretation in der Chronik: Konig Josaphat als Paradigma chronistischer Hermeneutik und theologie''; the review appeared in ''Catholic Biblical Quarterly'' Vol. 55 (

,1994), pages 780-782. * "Sex, Religion, and Politics: The Deuteronomist on Intermarriage" ''Hebrew Annual Review'' 14 (

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, 1994), pages 121-141. * "

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's Calf and

's Calves" in ''Fortunate the Eyes That See: Essays in Honor of

David Noel Freedman David Noel Freedman (May 12, 1922 – April 8, 2008) was an American biblical scholar, author, editor, archaeologist, and, after his conversion from Judaism, a Presbyterian minister. He was one of the first Americans to work on the Dead Sea Scroll ...

in Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday'' Edited by Astrid B. Beck, et al. (

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, 1995), pages 92–104. * "Images of David in Early

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as Repentant Sinner in

Chronicles Chronicles may refer to: * ''Books of Chronicles'', in the Bible * Chronicle, chronological histories * ''The Chronicles of Narnia'', a novel series by C. S. Lewis * ''Holinshed's Chronicles'', the collected works of Raphael Holinshed * '' The Idh ...

" ''Biblica'' Vol. 76 (

, 1995), pages 449-470. * "Prayer and Propaganda: The Dedication of

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and the

's Program" ''Catholic Biblical Quarterly'' Vol. 57 (

, 1995), pages 229-254; this was later reprinted in the volume ''Reconsidering Israel and Judah: Recent Studies on the

'' ditors: Gary N. Knoppers and J. Gordon McConville''Sources for Biblical and Theology Study No. 8'' ( Winona Lake,

, 2000) pages 370-396. * Review of A. Graeme Auld's book ''Kings without Privilege''; the review appeared in ''Ashland Theological Journal'' 27 (

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: Ashland Theological Seminary, 1995), pages 118-121. * "Ancient Near Eastern Royal Grants and the Davidic Covenant: A Parallel?" ''

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, 1996), pp. 670–697. * "The

and the Deuteronomic Law of the King: A Re-examination of a Relationship" '' Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft'' (commonly known as ZATW) Band (vol.)108 (

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1996), pages 329-346. * "'Yhwh Is Not with

': Alliances as a Topos in Chronicles" ''Catholic Biblical Quarterly'' Vol. 58 (

: Catholic Biblical Assoc of America, 1996), pages 601-626. * "History and Historiography: The Royal Reforms" appeared in the book ''The Chronicler as Historian'', Edited M. Patrick Graham, Gary N. Knoppers and S. L. McKenzie SOT Supplement No. 238(

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Press, 1997), pages 178-203; this was reprinted in the volume ''Israel's Past in Recent Research'' Edited by V. Philips Long ources for Biblical and Theological Study No. 7( Winona Lake,

, 1999), pages 557-578. * "The Vanishing

: The Disappearance of the United Monarchy from Recent Histories of Ancient

Vol. 116 (

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: SBL, 1997), pages 19–44. * "

's Fall and

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" which appeared in the volume ''The Age of

: Scholarship at the Turn of the Millennium'' (Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East

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No. 11), Edited by Lowell K. Handy (

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, 1997), pages 392-410. *

's Relation to

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu ( Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pr ...

: The Context, Content, and Conditions of the Davidic Promises" which appeared in the book ''King and Messiah in

and the Ancient Near East: Papers from the Oxford Old Testament Seminar'', Editor J. Day,

Supplement No. 270 (

Press, 1998, pages 91–118. * "''Hierodules'', Priests, or Janitors? The

Levites Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew de ...

and the History of the Israelite Priesthood" ''Journal of Biblical Literature'' Vol. 118 ( Decatur: SBL, 1999), pages 49–72. * "The History of the Monarchy: Developments and Detours" which appeared in the volume ''The Face of

Studies'', Edited by D. W. Baker and B. T. Arnold (

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, 1999), pages 207-235. * "

at War in

" which was published in the larger volume ''Zion, City of Our God'', Edited by R. S. Hess and G. J. Wenham (

, 1999), pages 57–76. * Book Review of Josette Elayi and Jean Sapin's volume ''Beyond the River: New Perspectives on Transeuphratene''; the review appeared in ''

'' Vol. 118 ( Decatur: SBL, 1999), pages 712-714. * "Treasures Won and Lost: Royal (Mis)appropriations in

Kings Kings or King's may refer to: *Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'' ...

and

" in the volume ''The Chronicler as Author: Studies in Text and Texture'' Edited by M. Patrick Graham and S. L. McKenzie,

Supplement No. 263 (

Sheffield Academic Press Sheffield Academic Press was an academic imprint based at the University of Sheffield, known for publications in the fields of biblical studies, Biblical and religious studies. It was launched in the mid-1980s, co-founded by biblical scholars Phi ...

, 1999), pages 181-208. * "'Great among His Brothers,' But Who Is He? Heterogeneity in the Composition of Judah" '' Journal of Hebrew Scriptures'' 3, 4 (Online: http://www.purl.org/jhs, 2000). * "The Preferential Status of the Eldest Son Revoked?" appeared in the book ''Rethinking the Foundations: Historiography in the Ancient World and in the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ...

, Essays in Honour of John Van Seters'', Editor/writers Steven Linn McKenzie and Thomas Romer, ''Behiefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft'' (known as BZAW) Supplement 294 (

, pages 115-126. * "Sources, Revisions, and Editions: The Lists of

's Residents in MT and

LXX The Greek Old Testament, or Septuagint (, ; from the la, septuaginta, lit=seventy; often abbreviated ''70''; in Roman numerals, LXX), is the earliest extant Greek translation of books from the Hebrew Bible. It includes several books beyond th ...

Nehemiah Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia (465–424 BC). The name is pronounced o ...

11 and

9", ''Textus'' Vol. 20 (Jerusalem:

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public university, public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein ...

Bible Project, 2000), pages 141-168. * "An Achaemenid Imperial Authorization of

Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the ...

in Yehud?" which appeared in ''

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and

: The Theory of Imperial Authorization of the

Pentateuch The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the ...

'', Edited by J. W. Watts,

Symposium Series (Atlanta: SBL Press, 2001), pages 115-134. * "The Davidic Genealogy: Some Contextual Considerations from the Ancient

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on ...

World", ''Transeuphratene'' No. 22 (

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...

:Gabalda, 2001), pages 35–50. * "Intermarriage, Social Complexity, and Ethnic Diversity in the Genealogy of Judah", ''

'' Vol. 120( Decatur: SBL, 2001), pages 15–30. * "Rethinking the Relationship between

and the

: The Case of

", ''Catholic Biblical Quarterly'' Vol. 63 (

, 2001), pages 393-415. * "The Relationship of the Priestly Genealogies to the History of the High Priesthood in Jerusalem" which appeared in the book ''Judah and the Judeans in the

Neo-Babylonian The Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, historically known as the Chaldean Empire, was the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. Beginning with the coronation of Nabopolassar as the King of Babylon in 626 BC and be ...

Period'' Edited by Oded Lipschits and Joseph Blenkinsopp ( Winona Lake,

, 2003).

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