The Balaam Pericope (Numbers 22-24)

How was the story of Balaam formed? What is the relation between the oracles and the narrative of the story? What intertextual relations can we find between the Balaam pericope and other biblical passages? When does Balaam's characterization shift from good to evil and why?

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