Unexpected Attachments: A Literary Approach to the Term [ILLEGIBLE] in the Hebrew Bible

The biblical term [ILLEGIBLE], variously translated ‘loving kindness’ and ‘steadfast love’, displays a wide range of biblical uses and meanings. This article concentrates on poetic and narrative texts in which [ILLEGIBLE] appears surprisingly, often to denote unexpected attachments. While [ILLEGIBLE...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Britt, Brian M. 1964- (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: 2003
Στο/Στη: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Έτος: 2003, Τόμος: 27, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 289-307
Διαθέσιμο Online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Σύνοψη:The biblical term [ILLEGIBLE], variously translated ‘loving kindness’ and ‘steadfast love’, displays a wide range of biblical uses and meanings. This article concentrates on poetic and narrative texts in which [ILLEGIBLE] appears surprisingly, often to denote unexpected attachments. While [ILLEGIBLE] is a formulaic term in covenant tradition, some poetic texts, notably Ps. 89, Isa. 54, and Lam. 3, place the term in striking contrast to its immediate context. Narrative cases of unexpected [ILLEGIBLE] include the attachments between Ruth and Naomi, David and Jonathan, Abraham and Sarah (in the wife-sister scenes), Yahweh and Israel, and three episodes about spies. By attending to the literary uses of [ILLEGIBLE], this article illuminates the place of [ILLEGIBLE] in biblical theology.
ISSN:1476-6728
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/030908920302700302