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Semeia 63: Characterization in Biblical Literature is unavailable, but you can change that!

Semeia is an experimental journal devoted to the exploration of new and emergent areas and methods of biblical criticism. Studies employing the methods, models, and findings of linguistics, folklore studies, contemporary literary criticism, structuralism, social anthropology, and other such disciplines and approaches, are invited. Although experimental in both form and content, Semeia proposes to...

one whose name Šĕlōmōh (שלמה, “Solomon”) is a reminder of šālôm (שלום, “peace”) who is granted permission to build. Even David in his prayer recorded in vv. 18b–29 does not allude to any reason why he is denied the opportunity to build God’s בית (“house”). This lack of specificity also characterizes God. David is not allowed to build solely because of God’s desire expressed in the context of 2 Samuel 7. The main issue is that the initiative for building the temple and the choice of that builder
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