1. There is paper (70 pages) entitled An Exegetical Aid to Translating OT Texts Relating to the Jerusalem Temple: Exegetical Background Information for Understanding and Translating Texts Relating to the Temples of Solomon, Zerubbabel and Ezekiel. It deals with the following topics:
- The Courts of the Temple and the Palace
- The Side-rooms and the Chambers of the Temple
- The Pillars at Solomon’s Temple (Jachin and Boaz)
- The Ark and the Cherubim
It is available in Translator’s Workplace on Logos, under:
Resource Listing by Subject > Exegetical Resources > Other Exegetical Resources (Alternatively, type the title in the search box).
2. About the water carts at Solomon’s Temple, an article with the title Mĕkōnôt, Models, and Mathematics: 1 Kings 7.27-37 was co-authored with Paul Lawrence and published in: The Bible Translator (Vol. 66, Iss. 1) (2015). – See here.
Abstract
The mĕkônâ is a bronze wheeled stand described in detail in 1 Kgs 7.27-37. This article explores a number of questions that arise when the description in 1 Kings is compared to several bronze wheeled stands that have been found in Cyprus.
3. In addition to the above-mentioned article, please find two more files attached. They provide a model translation of the passage, and a list of technical terms.
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4. The files below contain notes on further specific questions regarding the architecture of Solomon's and Ezekiel's Temples.
