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Patrick D. Miller

Charles T. Haley Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary; President of the Society of Biblical Literature (1998)

Patrick D. Miller (1935-2020) was Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1984 to 2005, after nearly two decades on the faculty of Union Presbyterian Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served as president of the Society of Biblical Literature and edited the journal Theology Today, and wrote widely on Deuteronomy, the Psalms, and the Ten Commandments.

“The verse is not internally consistent. The pillar is “in” the tent, but takes its stand “at the entrance.” This may harmonize the JE notion of “at the entrance” (Num 12:5) with the P concept of “in” (Num 1:1). Translators cover this over by rendering v. 15a “…”

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