Nahum and the Question of Rape
In recent years, numerous biblical scholars have labelled Nah 2:8 [2:7, NRSV] and 3:4–7 as judgment by rape. This article tests this claim against an established feminist definition of rape. While these passages lead the reader to expect rape, it is argued that Nah 2:8 and 3:4–7 utilize allusions to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2016, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 341-352 |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | In recent years, numerous biblical scholars have labelled Nah 2:8 [2:7, NRSV] and 3:4–7 as judgment by rape. This article tests this claim against an established feminist definition of rape. While these passages lead the reader to expect rape, it is argued that Nah 2:8 and 3:4–7 utilize allusions to Ishtar and Jezebel to portray the cultic desecration of Ishtar and Nineveh. Notably, the stripping of Nineveh's queen elicits only horror in 3:7. The prophet's motive was not to entice but to appall. By means of literary disjunction, these passages reverse the Neo-Assyrian Empire's use of erotic Ishtar imagery and expose its ghastly spiritual and physical qualities. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-0998 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/26371454 |