Habakkuk 2.4: An Ethical Paradigm or a Political Observation?
This article argues that Hab. 2.4 should be understood within the historical framework as a political observation rather than a moral paradigm. Minor emendations permit the interpretation of the critical terms and as `court' and `Zedekiah', respectively. This reading allows the natural int...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage
2007
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Année: 2007, Volume: 32, Numéro: 1, Pages: 91-112 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ophel
B Zedekiah B Habakkuk |
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Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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Résumé: | This article argues that Hab. 2.4 should be understood within the historical framework as a political observation rather than a moral paradigm. Minor emendations permit the interpretation of the critical terms and as `court' and `Zedekiah', respectively. This reading allows the natural interpretation of Hab. 2.4 as a real-life situation of political advocacy, akin to that made by Jeremiah (27.12, 17). It is suggested that Habakkuk's political advice to Zedekiah was perhaps later changed by a minor transposition of two letters, turning it into an ethical paradigm suitable for the new political reality. |
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ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089207083767 |