Zechariah 10:10 and a northern tradition
Zechariah 10:10 uses the two northern toponyms Gilead and Lebanon as the destiny for those who will return from exile. This strange inclusion of northern areas in a southern oriented prophecy is investigated by a series of synchronic and diachronic methods. First, an analysis is made of the text-cri...
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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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2003
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2003, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 745-756 |
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| Summary: | Zechariah 10:10 uses the two northern toponyms Gilead and Lebanon as the destiny for those who will return from exile. This strange inclusion of northern areas in a southern oriented prophecy is investigated by a series of synchronic and diachronic methods. First, an analysis is made of the text-critical and literary contextual aspects of the passage. Next, the inter-textual relation to older prophetical utterances is studied. Finally, a probable origin in an eschatologicalapocalyptical form of Judaism is considered. From later pseudepigraphic literature the conclusion is drawn that Zechariah 10:10 represents a trajectory of a long eschatological-apocalyptic tradition in which old northern traditions were included and maintained. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85584 |