An overlooked message: the critique of kings and affirmation of equality in the primeval history
The primeval history in Genesis 1-11 contains symbolic polyvalent narratives with diverse levels of interpretive possibility. One meaningful level of interpretation is to see how the accounts contain a strident critique of kingship, especially the social economic abuses perpetrated by kings. Kings w...
| Published in: | Biblical theology bulletin |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
2006
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| In: |
Biblical theology bulletin
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Urgeschichte (Bible)
/ Israel (Antiquity)
/ Monarchy
/ Criticism
/ Hermeneutics
/ Cultural anthropology
/ Pre- and early history
/ Bible. Genesis 11
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The primeval history in Genesis 1-11 contains symbolic polyvalent narratives with diverse levels of interpretive possibility. One meaningful level of interpretation is to see how the accounts contain a strident critique of kingship, especially the social economic abuses perpetrated by kings. Kings who receive the strident barbs of the author include not only Mesopotamian rulers, but also, by implication, the rulers of Israel and Judah, who likewise abused their powers. This exilic critique of kings is also, in turn, part of the great biblical message affirming human equality and dignity, and it speaks a powerful egalitarian word to any age. |
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| ISSN: | 0045-1843 |
| Contains: | In: Biblical theology bulletin
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