The Habakkuk Section in ‘Bel and the Snake’: The Rabbinic Perspective
The Habakkuk episode in the “Bel and the Snake” addition to Daniel seems to be a peculiar addition to the narrative, without any clear function. From the rabbinic perspective, the elements contained therein are all based on biblical or midrashic themes, and have much meaning and significance. The Ha...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Brepols
2014
|
| In: |
Apocrypha
Year: 2014, Volume: 25, Pages: 103-112 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
|
| Summary: | The Habakkuk episode in the “Bel and the Snake” addition to Daniel seems to be a peculiar addition to the narrative, without any clear function. From the rabbinic perspective, the elements contained therein are all based on biblical or midrashic themes, and have much meaning and significance. The Habakkuk episode was understood to function as a form of early midrash, playing on the association of Habakkuk with a lion, as found in the rabbinic midrash (Numbers Rabbah 13 :4), “Let a lion come and rescue a lion from the mouth of a lion.” |
|---|---|
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Apocrypha
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.APOCRA.5.103626 |