Deuteronomy 21.10-14 and/as Wartime Rape
The law of the captive woman in Deut. 21.10-14 is alternately identified as a law that protects or even favors the captive, or as a law that enshrines wartime rape. This article argues for the latter assessment on the basis of three lines of evidence: the vocabulary and syntax of the law; intertextu...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2017, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 313-336 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Deuteronomium 21,10-14
/ Prisoner of war
/ Rape
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NCF Sexual ethics |
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Summary: | The law of the captive woman in Deut. 21.10-14 is alternately identified as a law that protects or even favors the captive, or as a law that enshrines wartime rape. This article argues for the latter assessment on the basis of three lines of evidence: the vocabulary and syntax of the law; intertextual connections with Genesis 34; and comparative analysis with contemporary situations of wartime rape. The final line of evidence also allows for the interpretation of the law from the perspective of the captive woman herself. |
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ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089216661171 |