Pursuing the Pilferer of Cultic Paraphernalia
In Gen 31,1-21, 44,1-17, and Judg 18, either Jacob, sons of Jacob, or a tribe of Israel sojourns with (a) purloined cultic object(s) and are later pursued and confronted regarding the theft of the sacred item(s). A literary analysis of the Genesis stories and then a form-critical examination with th...
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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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2025
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| In: |
Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2025, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-98 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Judge 17-18
/ Teraphim
/ Prediction
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bibel. Genesis, 31,1-21
B Bibel. Genesis, 44,1-17 B Divination B Teraphim B Genesis B Northern Kingdom B Judg 17-18 |
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| Summary: | In Gen 31,1-21, 44,1-17, and Judg 18, either Jacob, sons of Jacob, or a tribe of Israel sojourns with (a) purloined cultic object(s) and are later pursued and confronted regarding the theft of the sacred item(s). A literary analysis of the Genesis stories and then a form-critical examination with the narrative in Judges and the similar scenes in the Jacob Cycle and Joseph Novella constitute the first half of the article. In the second half, a detailed investigation of the cultic objects and their religious function and extrapolations are presented. It is found that Gen 30,25-31,55, 44,1-17, and Judg 17-18 contain a strong emphasis regarding the religion of the so-called Northern Kingdom. From the outlook of biblical recension and political history, a lively debate concerning ancestry, legitimacy, and orthodoxy is witnessed. Post-monarchic and postexilic implications along these lines are projected before concluding the discussion. |
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| ISSN: | 1502-7244 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2024.2392805 |