Othniel, David, Solomon: Evidence for the Late Appearance of Familiar Tribal Traditions in Judah

What is it about?

If the familiar biblical tribal tradition originated in Israel, not Judah, then was adopted in Judah, early Israelite traditions would be executed according to a tribal paradigm but early Judahite traditions would not be. This article looks at instances where early Israelite and Judahite traditions were likely combined to demonstrate the existence of a telling imbalance

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Why is it important?

The Hebrew Bible was shaped and complete in Judah, not Israel. Scholars are exploring the ramifications of that, and especially how free Judahite authors and editors might have been in changing what they inherited and adding new material. This article suggests that Judahite authors reinvented an Israelite tribal tradition fairly late in the process of the composition of biblical traditions