Garments of Shame, Garments of War: Clothing Imagery in 1 Maccabees 1:25-28, 14:9
Two poetic passages in 1 Maccabees depict historical circumstances via the use of apparel. 14:9 portrays the young men as wearing "glories and garments of war" as a marker of the peace and prosperity characterizing Simon's reign. These contrast with the "shame" that shrouds...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2019, Volume: 69, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 670-681 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Makkabäer 1. 14,9
/ Bible. Makkabäer 1. 1,25-28
/ War
/ Shame
/ Clothing
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
clothing imagery
B 1 Maccabees B mourning practices B exegetical techniques |
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| Summary: | Two poetic passages in 1 Maccabees depict historical circumstances via the use of apparel. 14:9 portrays the young men as wearing "glories and garments of war" as a marker of the peace and prosperity characterizing Simon's reign. These contrast with the "shame" that shrouds the people following Antiochus Epiphanes' desecration of the temple in 1:28. This paper explores the biblical background of the dress imagery, suggesting that the Maccabean author transformed the "robe of righteousness" in Isa 61:10 into "garments of war" on the basis of a gezerah shava with Isa 59:17. The biblical metaphor of "being clothed with shame" in 1 Macc 1:28, on the other hand, refers to the "putting on of mourning dress"—a practice also alluded to in v. 26. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341377 |