The Original Version of Deborah’s Song, and its Numerical Structure

The Song of Deborah (Jud 5:2-31a) is one of the Biblical texts that has been most thoroughly analyzed. In this article I wish to present a new solution to some of the basic issues relating to the song. My hypothesis is based on exegetical and historical insights that can shed light on the process of...

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Main Author: Ḳnohl, Yiśraʾel 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-65
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judges / Journalistic editing / Textual structure
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B The song of Deborah numerical structure
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:The Song of Deborah (Jud 5:2-31a) is one of the Biblical texts that has been most thoroughly analyzed. In this article I wish to present a new solution to some of the basic issues relating to the song. My hypothesis is based on exegetical and historical insights that can shed light on the process of editing and sculpting that the song underwent. A distinction between the original poem and editorial additions may, in my opinion, help solve some of the major problems in our understanding of the poem and its thematic coherence. Once the kernel of the text is isolated and the editorial additions are peeled away, the original song text is revealed, which is based on a clear and elaborate numerical structure.
ISSN:1568-5330
Contains:In: Vetus Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12301248