The Angel as One Form of Divine Communication in the Balaam Narrative
The tale of Balaam and the Angel is a remarkable story within the Balaam narrative, in that specific characters appear only there and subsequently drop out of the story altogether. Thus, these characters and their motifs will be con sidered first, then, due to the apparent independence of the narrat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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Deuterocanonical and cognate literature yearbook ....
Year: 2007, Volume: 2007, Pages: 95-108 |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The tale of Balaam and the Angel is a remarkable story within the Balaam narrative, in that specific characters appear only there and subsequently drop out of the story altogether. Thus, these characters and their motifs will be con sidered first, then, due to the apparent independence of the narrative, some diachronic aspects will be discussed. It is, however, hardly possible to find an anchor to date it; the story might well have had a long prehistory. A diachronic treatment is all the more difficult as a skilful redactor established clear links to the following material. A verse-by-verse treatment reveals many connections to other texts with similar vocabulary. Finally, it is argued that the story of Balaam and the Angel is primarily a prophetic story discussing prophetic openness as a gift of God, with the angel being only an added interesting fea ture. Thus, this story fits well into the Balaam narrative, which describes vari ous modes of divine communication. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1614-337X |
| Contains: | In: Deuterocanonical and cognate literature yearbook ....
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110192957.2.95 |