Ritual or Military Action?: Interpreting Israel’s Muster at Mizpah in 1 Sam 7:2-17
This article evaluates the historicity of 1 Sam 7:2-17 in light of renewed analysis of the archaeological remains from Tell en-Nasbeh, other Iron Age I sites in the region of Benjamin, broader literary considerations in 1 Sam 1-10, and the geography of the Central Hill Country. In so doing, a case i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2020, Volume: 70, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 620-633 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 1. 7,2-17
/ Bible. Samuel 1. 1-10
/ Misunderstanding
/ Israelis
/ Archaeology
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HH Archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
Mizpa
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| Summary: | This article evaluates the historicity of 1 Sam 7:2-17 in light of renewed analysis of the archaeological remains from Tell en-Nasbeh, other Iron Age I sites in the region of Benjamin, broader literary considerations in 1 Sam 1-10, and the geography of the Central Hill Country. In so doing, a case is made that there is far more going on in vv. 6-7 than what appears to be a miscommunication between the Israelites, who have gathered at the site of Mizpah, and the Philistines, who send troops against the Israelites. A historical reconstruction that considers the narrative form of 1 Sam 7:2-17 and the archaeological remains is offered, as is a new proposal for the identification of the site of Gibeath-elohim. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341411 |