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86 Structure and the Book ofZechariah
'again choose Jerusalem' both here and at the end of the section
2.10-16. 1 This strengthens the evidence for the hand of an editor with
a concern for structure at work in the early chapters of the book.
Application of Results
Assuming that it is valid to look for structuring in terms of repeated
words, we have now at least removed one source of subjectivity, for
we have considered all repeating words and I have provided reasons
(which may not be universally accepted but can at least be examined)
for retaining some and excluding others as possible pointers to structure.
The words which remain are at least reasonably manageable.
They are:
1+2 + 3+4 + 5 + 6 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 13 (sing.) = IF, giving the date
in terms of the reign of Darius, mentioning 'Zechariah ben Berechiah
ben Iddo, the prophet' in full
6 13T
13 D'K'ru (plural only)
15 *]2ip (+ 54 rap + 56 Vru)
17 3*
18 + 14 + 7 + 19 = IF nnasc nvr TDK no
20 310
23 mp
24 -pi
25 UJTI
26 hl-pso
32 run
33 nan
42 -JK'JD
46 ms
47 i^nnn
52 310
53 am
54 »op
56 ^ru
We may now consider the sections 1.1-6 and 1.7-17 separately,
aiming to combine the results of this discussion with those of traditional
biblical scholarship.
1. See Chapter 4 below.