Naʿaman from Aram, Ugarit, or Edom?: 2 Kings 5:1-5 : Textual Criticism and Ancient Near East Literature
Who knows if, at the time of Naʿaman the Syrian, leprosy or what this term meant, created the same fear or panic that a pandemic now raises? However, it seems that Naʿaman moved without restrictions and problems. In 2 Kings 5:1-5 Naʿaman is called "of Aram" according to the MT and "of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
[2020]
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Liber annuus
Year: 2020, Volume: 70, Pages: 67-87 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Naaman ca. 2. Kön. 5
/ Syrians
/ Leprosy
/ Pandemic (Motif)
/ Panic
/ Heilung des Aramäers Naaman
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | Who knows if, at the time of Naʿaman the Syrian, leprosy or what this term meant, created the same fear or panic that a pandemic now raises? However, it seems that Naʿaman moved without restrictions and problems. In 2 Kings 5:1-5 Naʿaman is called "of Aram" according to the MT and "of Syria" in the LXXB version. If for these textual witnesses Naʿaman’s leprosy is not a serious matter, then for other witnesses (LXXL, Pesh, Vg) it is. Naʿaman may be a valiant warrior, a charming man but, for these textual witnesses he is still a leper. Why? What did he do? Regardless, he has leprosy. Where does Naʿaman really come from? Aram, Syria or "Edom"? Textual criticism, literary criticism and the comparison with Ancient Near East's texts reveal that Naʿaman actually comes from Ugarit, where he is well known. Who would really know him? The reader, who will have to convince himself that, only YHWH, the God of Israel will be able to cure Naaman of leprosy. |
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| ISSN: | 0081-8933 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Jerusalem), Liber annuus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.LA.5.125220 |