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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主要作者: Waller, Daniel James (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: [2016]
In: Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2016, 卷: 61, 發布: 2, Pages: 403-411
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bibel. Könige 1. 10,18-20
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總結: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
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgw026