The Gibeonite Deception: Reflections on the Interplay between Law and Narrative in Josh 9
The paper relates the redaction history of Josh 9 to the development of legal concepts in Deuteronomy and beyond. It shows that the earliest version of the text provided an impartial portrayal of a peace treaty between Gibeon and Israel, which prepared for the events recounted in Josh 10. After the...
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| Язык: | Английский |
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[2017]
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Год: 2017, Том: 31, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 254-274 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | HB Ветхий Завет |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Ковенант (пресвитерианин)
B law and narrative B Bibel. Josua 9 B Herem B Josh 9 B Gibeonites |
| Итог: | The paper relates the redaction history of Josh 9 to the development of legal concepts in Deuteronomy and beyond. It shows that the earliest version of the text provided an impartial portrayal of a peace treaty between Gibeon and Israel, which prepared for the events recounted in Josh 10. After the emergence of the law of ḥērem (Deut 20,15-18), this original version of Josh 9 implied an open contradiction to Deuteronomy’s warfare legislation. As a result, a first Deuteronomistic editor (D 1) introduced the idea that the Gibeonites had tricked the Israelites into making a covenant and thus saved their lives with deceit. At this stage of the literary development, the prohibition of making a covenant with the inhabitants of the land (e.g. Deut 7,2) was not in view yet. Compared to the ḥērem, the respective prohibition represents a later stage in the development of the legal material (perhaps triggered by the D 1 version of Josh 9). It is only reflected in a second Deuteronomistic layer (D 2) of the chapter, which should afterwards receive one more major editorial reworking by a priestly hand. |
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| ISSN: | 0901-8328 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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