Elie Wiesel and the biblical archetypes of the contemporary Middle East
This article focuses on two newspaper advertisements written by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, which were published shortly before his death in 2016. These controversial advertisements, appearing in the US and the UK, addressed recent tensions in the Middle East, referencing the books of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017
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| In: |
Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2017, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 125-145 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Wiesel, Elie 1928-2016
/ Israel
/ Palestine
/ Temporality
/ Bible. Könige 2.
/ Esther
/ Archetype
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Weasel
B Esther B 2 Kings B Israel B Temporality B Palestine |
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| Summary: | This article focuses on two newspaper advertisements written by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, which were published shortly before his death in 2016. These controversial advertisements, appearing in the US and the UK, addressed recent tensions in the Middle East, referencing the books of 2Kings and Esther. The article explores Wiesel’s relationship to contemporary politics, traditions of biblical interpretation, and ideas of sacred temporality. I argue that these advertisements present a vivid case study of the potential difficulties posed by framing contemporary conflicts via biblical archetypes. Specifically, I suggest that they challenge us to develop an awareness of instances in which biblical reception can mythologize suffering by subsuming novel and complex events into premeditated narratives. |
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| ISSN: | 2329-4434 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of the bible and its reception
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/jbr-2017-2005 |