The Fabulist’s Art: Some Brief Remarks on Solomon’s Lions (1 Kings 10:18-20) With a Minor Reception History

In his description of King Solomon’s throne in 1 Kgs 10:19-20, the author of this passage employs two different plural endings (one masculine and one feminine) of the lions which line the steps of this throne. The present work suggests that a semantic distinction is intended by the use of these two...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Waller, Daniel James (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: [2016]
Στο/Στη: Journal of Semitic studies
Έτος: 2016, Τόμος: 61, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 403-411
Σημειογραφίες IxTheo:ΗΒ Παλαιά Διαθήκη
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Bibel. Könige 1. 10,18-20
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Σύνοψη:In his description of King Solomon’s throne in 1 Kgs 10:19-20, the author of this passage employs two different plural endings (one masculine and one feminine) of the lions which line the steps of this throne. The present work suggests that a semantic distinction is intended by the use of these two different forms. It considers the wider aesthetic project of 1 Kgs 9:10-10:29 and suggests that, in light of this project, we may fruitfully consider interpreting these lions as living creatures. It then turns to several midrashic passages which lend some support to this interpretation.
ISSN:1477-8556
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgw026