The story of Ehud and Eglon in Judges 3:12-30: a literary pearl as a theological stumbling block
Making use of numerous stylistic devices and playing with words, the author of Judg 3:12-30 has succeeded in creating a masterpiece of literature that challenges its reader. Moreover and simultaneously, this story, that narrates the brutal murder of king Eglon by the Israelite Ehud, is very problema...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
[2017]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Old Testament essays
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 30, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 225-239 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Bibel. Δικαστής 3,12-30
/ Ehud, Βιβλικό πρόσωπο (μοτίβο)
/ Eglon, Moab, König
/ Προϊστορία και πρώιμη ιστορία
/ Ισραήλ (μοτίβο) (Αρχαιότητα)
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | ΗΒ Παλαιά Διαθήκη |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Ehud
Eglon
Judges
Violence
Judges 3
B Δικαστής |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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| Σύνοψη: | Making use of numerous stylistic devices and playing with words, the author of Judg 3:12-30 has succeeded in creating a masterpiece of literature that challenges its reader. Moreover and simultaneously, this story, that narrates the brutal murder of king Eglon by the Israelite Ehud, is very problematic from a theological perspective. The present article offers firstly an analysis of Judg 3:12-20 and subsequently demonstrates how a specific and often-overlooked aspect of the violent nature of the text - after all, king Eglon has been utilized by Yhwh to restore obedience among the Israelites - holds a key to unlocking the theological intention of this text. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n2a4 HDL: 10520/EJC-98afcb220 |
