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Making a Name for Oneself / Jacob L. Wright in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 36/2 (december 2011)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 31-162. Titre : Making a Name for Oneself : Martial Valor, Heroic Death, and Procreation in the Hebrew Bible Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jacob L. Wright, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 31-162. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Surveying a wide range of ancient sources, this discussion of the political thought of the Hebrew Bible treats name-making in relation to (1) martial prowess, (2) heroic death, and (3) procreation. Commemoration of the war dead is one of the chief expressions of statehood in both the ancient and the modern world. Tellingly, the Bible is completely devoid of texts that glorify the names of the fallen. Combining this fact with observations related to the strong emphasis in biblical literature on name-making through procreation, this article argues that what propelled the redaction and transmission of the sources transmitted in the Bible was an interest in creating a form of peoplehood that could withstand the loss of statehood. [article] Making a Name for Oneself : Martial Valor, Heroic Death, and Procreation in the Hebrew Bible [texte imprimé] / Jacob L. Wright, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 31-162. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 31-162. Résumé : Surveying a wide range of ancient sources, this discussion of the political thought of the Hebrew Bible treats name-making in relation to (1) martial prowess, (2) heroic death, and (3) procreation. Commemoration of the war dead is one of the chief expressions of statehood in both the ancient and the modern world. Tellingly, the Bible is completely devoid of texts that glorify the names of the fallen. Combining this fact with observations related to the strong emphasis in biblical literature on name-making through procreation, this article argues that what propelled the redaction and transmission of the sources transmitted in the Bible was an interest in creating a form of peoplehood that could withstand the loss of statehood.

How Old Is the Song of Deborah? / Serge Frolov in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 36/2 (december 2011)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 163-184. Titre : How Old Is the Song of Deborah? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Serge Frolov, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 163-184. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : The article challenges the conventional view of the Song of Deborah (Judg. 5.2-31a) as an originally independent composition from the pre-monarchic period (twelfth or eleventh century BCE). Based on a comprehensive examination of the fragment’s internal parameters (grammar, syntax, vocabulary, intertextual links, outlook, and agenda) as well as of the external conditions of its production and circulation, the article argues that the Song of Deborah best qualifies as a late pre-exilic, exilic, or early post-exilic piece and an integral part of the Deuteronomistic corpus. [article] How Old Is the Song of Deborah? [texte imprimé] / Serge Frolov, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 163-184. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 163-184. Résumé : The article challenges the conventional view of the Song of Deborah (Judg. 5.2-31a) as an originally independent composition from the pre-monarchic period (twelfth or eleventh century BCE). Based on a comprehensive examination of the fragment’s internal parameters (grammar, syntax, vocabulary, intertextual links, outlook, and agenda) as well as of the external conditions of its production and circulation, the article argues that the Song of Deborah best qualifies as a late pre-exilic, exilic, or early post-exilic piece and an integral part of the Deuteronomistic corpus.

David, Jether, and Child Soldiers / David A. Bosworth in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 36/2 (december 2011)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 185-197. Titre : David, Jether, and Child Soldiers Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : David A. Bosworth, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 185-197. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : David’s enthusiasm for killing ‘this uncircumcised Philistine’ (1 Sam. 17.26, 36) contrasts with Jether’s refusal to kill Zebah and Zalmunah (Judg. 8.20). David’s victory over Goliath lives in cultural memory as a famous victory of youth over experience and weakness over strength. Jether’s reluctance to kill is almost entirely forgotten. The widespread celebration of the youthful David’s heroics overlooks aspects of the text that characterize David negatively, implicitly denigrates Jether, and tacitly endorses child soldiering. This article contrasts David and Jether and correlates their narratives with information about child soldiers in ancient Israel and the modern world. [article] David, Jether, and Child Soldiers [texte imprimé] / David A. Bosworth, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 185-197. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 185-197. Résumé : David’s enthusiasm for killing ‘this uncircumcised Philistine’ (1 Sam. 17.26, 36) contrasts with Jether’s refusal to kill Zebah and Zalmunah (Judg. 8.20). David’s victory over Goliath lives in cultural memory as a famous victory of youth over experience and weakness over strength. Jether’s reluctance to kill is almost entirely forgotten. The widespread celebration of the youthful David’s heroics overlooks aspects of the text that characterize David negatively, implicitly denigrates Jether, and tacitly endorses child soldiering. This article contrasts David and Jether and correlates their narratives with information about child soldiers in ancient Israel and the modern world.

2 Kings 13: A Cluster of Hope in God / John W. Olley in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 36/2 (december 2011)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 199-218. Titre : 2 Kings 13: A Cluster of Hope in God Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : John W. Olley, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 199-218. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : 2 Kings 13 has a cluster of theological vocabulary and motifs that occur only here in Kings (and sometimes only here in all the Former Prophets): the cycle of Judges, the description of Yahweh as ‘gracious and compassionate’ and reference to the covenant with ‘Abraham, Isaac and Jacob’. The cluster, including the narration of the unusual interaction between Jehoash and Elisha and of the corpse that came to life on touching Elisha’s bones, points to a message of hope for Israel. The message is reinforced by similarly unusual features in 2 Kgs 14.23-29, the account of Jeroboam II and mention of the prophet Jonah. The future, even beyond the death of exile, depends not on a change of behaviour by Israel, but on the grace of God who delivers. [article] 2 Kings 13: A Cluster of Hope in God [texte imprimé] / John W. Olley, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 199-218. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 199-218. Résumé : 2 Kings 13 has a cluster of theological vocabulary and motifs that occur only here in Kings (and sometimes only here in all the Former Prophets): the cycle of Judges, the description of Yahweh as ‘gracious and compassionate’ and reference to the covenant with ‘Abraham, Isaac and Jacob’. The cluster, including the narration of the unusual interaction between Jehoash and Elisha and of the corpse that came to life on touching Elisha’s bones, points to a message of hope for Israel. The message is reinforced by similarly unusual features in 2 Kgs 14.23-29, the account of Jeroboam II and mention of the prophet Jonah. The future, even beyond the death of exile, depends not on a change of behaviour by Israel, but on the grace of God who delivers.

The Edomite Involvement in the Destruction of the First Temple / Juan Manuel Tebes in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 36/2 (december 2011)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 219-255. Titre : The Edomite Involvement in the Destruction of the First Temple : A Case of Stab-in-the-Back Tradition? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Juan Manuel Tebes, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 219-255. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : This article investigates the biblical tradition of the Edomite intervention in the fall and destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in 586 BCE. Close re-reading of the relevant biblical passages stripped of the ethnic prejudice against the Edomites demonstrates that the texts reproaching the Edomite behavior are not contemporary to the events they purport to describe, lacking important factual details and being full of theatrical imagery that is a product of their negative attitude towards Edom. I would suggest that the belief of the Edomites’ guilt represents an ancient case of ‘stab-in-the-back’ tradition, so typical of modern defeated societies. Contrary to traditional studies that failed to recognize that nations and national ideas were common in pre-modern times, a ‘perennialist’ perspective demonstrates that the 586 BCE catastrophe represented a major incentive for the burst of cultural nationalism and cultural creativity, but also of feelings of humiliation and embarrassment, xenophobia, ‘lost cause’ legends, ‘divine punishment’ themes and ‘stabin-the-back’ myths, that arose during the exilic and post-exilic periods. [article] The Edomite Involvement in the Destruction of the First Temple : A Case of Stab-in-the-Back Tradition? [texte imprimé] / Juan Manuel Tebes, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 219-255. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/2 (december 2011) . - pp. 219-255. Résumé : This article investigates the biblical tradition of the Edomite intervention in the fall and destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in 586 BCE. Close re-reading of the relevant biblical passages stripped of the ethnic prejudice against the Edomites demonstrates that the texts reproaching the Edomite behavior are not contemporary to the events they purport to describe, lacking important factual details and being full of theatrical imagery that is a product of their negative attitude towards Edom. I would suggest that the belief of the Edomites’ guilt represents an ancient case of ‘stab-in-the-back’ tradition, so typical of modern defeated societies. Contrary to traditional studies that failed to recognize that nations and national ideas were common in pre-modern times, a ‘perennialist’ perspective demonstrates that the 586 BCE catastrophe represented a major incentive for the burst of cultural nationalism and cultural creativity, but also of feelings of humiliation and embarrassment, xenophobia, ‘lost cause’ legends, ‘divine punishment’ themes and ‘stabin-the-back’ myths, that arose during the exilic and post-exilic periods.