Rereading the Ark Narrative: An Exilic Word of Hope and Warning

This article explains how 2 Sam 6:1-8 was redacted during the Babylonian exile in order to impart a theological message of hope and warning to the exilic community. This is demonstrated through an exploration of the similarities between 2 Sam 6:1-8 and Exod 32. The primary similarities include: (1)...

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Main Author: Beach, Matthew D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 78-91
Further subjects:B Ark Narrative Uzzah golden calf exile
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Summary:This article explains how 2 Sam 6:1-8 was redacted during the Babylonian exile in order to impart a theological message of hope and warning to the exilic community. This is demonstrated through an exploration of the similarities between 2 Sam 6:1-8 and Exod 32. The primary similarities include: (1) how Uzzah fulfills the same priestly role as Aaron; (2) how David serves as a symbolic “Moses figure” who guides the people and the ark to Jerusalem; and (3) how Yahweh broke out against Uzzah in anger, symbolic of how Yahweh allowed the Babylonian army to overthrow Jerusalem and take the people captive.
ISSN:1871-2207
Contains:Enthalten in: Horizons in biblical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18712207-12341367