A New Interpretation of the Term opalim (see pdf for image) in the Light of Recent Archaeological Finds from Philistia / Aren M. Maeir in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 32/1 (2007)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 32/1 (2007) . - pp. 23-40. Titre : A New Interpretation of the Term opalim (see pdf for image) in the Light of Recent Archaeological Finds from Philistia Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Aren M. Maeir, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 23-40. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Philistine • Iron Age • cult • religion • archaeology • Levant • phallus • ark Résumé : In the light of recent archaeological finds from Iron Age Philistia and comparative evidence from Aegean and ancient Near Eastern cults, a new interpretation is suggested for the term opalim ( ), mentioned in the `ark narrative' (e.g. 1 Sam. 5.6; 6.5). Although most often interpreted as relating to `haemorrhoids' or the bubonic plague, it is suggested that this, in fact, is a term referring to an affliction of the Philistines' membra virile. [article] A New Interpretation of the Term opalim (see pdf for image) in the Light of Recent Archaeological Finds from Philistia [texte imprimé] / Aren M. Maeir, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 23-40. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 32/1 (2007) . - pp. 23-40. Mots-clés : Philistine • Iron Age • cult • religion • archaeology • Levant • phallus • ark Résumé : In the light of recent archaeological finds from Iron Age Philistia and comparative evidence from Aegean and ancient Near Eastern cults, a new interpretation is suggested for the term opalim ( ), mentioned in the `ark narrative' (e.g. 1 Sam. 5.6; 6.5). Although most often interpreted as relating to `haemorrhoids' or the bubonic plague, it is suggested that this, in fact, is a term referring to an affliction of the Philistines' membra virile.

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