Early/Mid-Eighth Century Stories of the Benjaminite Legendary Military Hero (Judg 3,12-30)
This article aims to trace the original story and its editorial addition within the Ehud tale (Judg 3,12-30) in light of the redactional approach of the text and to reassess their historical background. Following the analysis of the story’s composition, I investigate geopolitical data and historical...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2023
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Biblica
Year: 2023, Volume: 104, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-37 |
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| Summary: | This article aims to trace the original story and its editorial addition within the Ehud tale (Judg 3,12-30) in light of the redactional approach of the text and to reassess their historical background. Following the analysis of the story’s composition, I investigate geopolitical data and historical issues from the tenth to the seventh century BCE. In addition, I observe direct and indirect data from biblical and extra-biblical sources and critically review recent scholarly opinions on the date of the story. Based on the results, I argue that the primary story of Judg 3,13b.15aβγ.15b-26 and its addition in 3,13a.27-29 could reflect the transition between the late ninth to the early eighth century and the mid eighth century, the days of Joash and Jeroboam II, respectively. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.104.1.3291712 |