Casting Nets and Burning Temples: The Babylonian and Persian Background of Jer 43:8–13

This article offers a literary-historical analysis of Jer 43:8-13. The first section of the article addresses two lexical problems in this prophecy: (1) the hapax legomenon שפרירו (v. 10) is explained as an Akkadian loanword meaning »net«; and (2) in light of the fact that in various Semitic languag...

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Main Author: Goldstein, Ronnie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2020]
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2020, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-90
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jeremiah Prophet ca. 600 BC / Bible. Jeremia 43,8-13 / Akkadian language / Cambyses II Iran, King / Prophecy / Heliopolis (Egypt) / King / Babylon
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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