An Ambiguous Oracle in the Prophecy against Elam (Jeremiah 49:34–39)
Jeremiah 49:38, the penultimate verse in the Bible’s only prophecy against Elam, reads: “Then I shall set my throne in Elam and exterminate king and princes from there—declares Yhwh.” It is argued here that the verse has two plausible and quite different meanings, that it was designed to convey both...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Anno: 2022, Volume: 72, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 183-190 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Jeremia, Profeta ca. 600 a.C.
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/ Polisemia
/ Ambiguità
/ Oracolo
/ Elam
/ Bibel. Jeremia 49,34-39
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HB Antico Testamento HD Medio-giudaismo |
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| Riepilogo: | Jeremiah 49:38, the penultimate verse in the Bible’s only prophecy against Elam, reads: “Then I shall set my throne in Elam and exterminate king and princes from there—declares Yhwh.” It is argued here that the verse has two plausible and quite different meanings, that it was designed to convey both, and that as such it is a deliberately ambiguous oracle. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-bja10049 |
