Heiliges Buch – heilige Sprache? Die Stellung der Tora in der biblischen Überlieferung und ihre Außenwirkung in persischer und hellenistischer Zeit
The article examines the different status of the Torah within the biblical tradition and outside of it. The pertinent external data display no certain evidence for the use or application of the Torah until the Hasmonean era. Thus, the concept of a canonized Torah that can be labeled as “holy” (Neh 8...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2014
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Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-250 |
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| Summary: | The article examines the different status of the Torah within the biblical tradition and outside of it. The pertinent external data display no certain evidence for the use or application of the Torah until the Hasmonean era. Thus, the concept of a canonized Torah that can be labeled as “holy” (Neh 8) is primarily a scholarly construct resulting from inner-Biblical interpretation with certain propositions and appropriate conclusions. One of these propositions is the heavenly origin of the Torah which leads to the conclusion that only a priest (Ezra) is suitable to teach and to interpret the Torah. It seems likely that this concept of a “holy” book affects gradually also the language in which it was written (as already the Book of Jubilees and 4Q464 show). |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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