The flood as sabbatical rest: a comparison of Genesis 6–9 and Leviticus 25
Jacob Milgrom once juxtaposed the flood (Gen 6–9) and Babylonian exile (Lev 26), with the Sabbatical Year as its crux. This article expounds upon the parallels between the Flood Narrative (Gen 6–9) and the law concerning the Sabbatical Year (Lev 25:1–7). The directionality of composition between the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Unisa Press
2019
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| In: |
Journal for semitics
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 6,5-9,17
/ Sabbath
/ Rest
/ Bible. Levitikus 25,1-7
/ Priestly document
/ Leviticus
/ Bible. Levitikus 26,34-35,43
/ Rest period
/ Agriculture
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Flood Narrative
B Flood B Holiness Code B Sabbatical Year B Priestly Source B Babylonian Exile |
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| Summary: | Jacob Milgrom once juxtaposed the flood (Gen 6–9) and Babylonian exile (Lev 26), with the Sabbatical Year as its crux. This article expounds upon the parallels between the Flood Narrative (Gen 6–9) and the law concerning the Sabbatical Year (Lev 25:1–7). The directionality of composition between the Priestly source (P) and Holiness Code (H) is examined, as well as the appropriation of alternate source material to bolster the theological propositions of P and H. The confluence of ideas between Gen 6–9 and Lev 25:1–7 (and 26:34–35, 43) include, among other secondary matters: the phenomenon of a yearlong land-fallowing, non-occupancy (or sabbatical rest), divinely granted superabundant bumper-crop which lasts for a year (or two), and concern for the faunae and their peaceful coexistence with humankind on the land where tranquillity is realised by all three entities. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25159/2663-6573/4671 HDL: 10520/EJC-1a95a82518 |