Prof. Daniel Bodi is Professor of History of Religions of Antiquity at Sorbonne University in Paris. He earned his M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary, M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in N.Y., Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from the University of Strasbourg, France, and Habilitation-State Doctorate from Sorbonne University, History Department (’96). He published a monograph on each one of King David’s wives, The Michal Affair. From Zimri-Lim to the Rabbis (2005), The Demise of the Warlord. A New Look at the David Story (2010); (ed.), Abigail, Wife of David, and Other Ancient Oriental Women (2013). Abishag as Administrator of King David’s Household (2021) all published with Sheffield Phoenix Press. He also authored a Commentary on the Book of Ezekiel (2009) in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, an Akkadian grammar in French, Petite grammaire de l’akkadien à l’usage des débutants (2001) and Israël à l’ombre des Babyloniens et des Perses (2010).
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At the end of David’s life, he is old and cold, and his advisors find him a beautiful young virgin to keep him warm. They appoint her as sōkhenet, an administrator of the royal household, allowing her to play a key role as an official witness to the court cabal ensuring Solomon’s succession.
At the end of David’s life, he is old and cold, and his advisors find him a beautiful young virgin to keep him warm. They appoint her as sōkhenet, an administrator of the royal household, allowing her to play a key role as an official witness to the court cabal ensuring Solomon’s succession.