What Were the Qualifications for Being a Leader in Ancient Israel?: Revelation, Authority, and Philological Issues in Deut 1:13 and 1:15

The passive participles from ידע in Deut 1:13 and 1:15 are part of a list of characteristics for being a judge. The translational value of these participles, however, is unclear. This article reviews the main options proposed for understanding וידעים in Deut 1:13 and 1:15 and argues that a syntactic...

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Main Author: Boyd, Samuel L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-196
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Deuteronomium 1,13 / Bible. Deuteronomium 1,15 / Religious leader / Criterion
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Deuteronomy judgeship participle Temple Scroll
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Summary:The passive participles from ידע in Deut 1:13 and 1:15 are part of a list of characteristics for being a judge. The translational value of these participles, however, is unclear. This article reviews the main options proposed for understanding וידעים in Deut 1:13 and 1:15 and argues that a syntactic feature in the verses is grounds for understanding them as passive in both form and sense (“known”). Finally, and perhaps more significantly, locating this qualification for being a judge in the larger ideology of revelation and authority in D buttresses this thesis.
ISSN:1568-5330
Contains:In: Vetus Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341318