"Through Those Who Are Near to Me, I Will Show Myself Holy": Nadab and Abihu and Apophatic Theology
The story of Nadab and Abihu has been called "a model of undecidability." For many readers it looks like "a punishment in search of a crime" (Edward Greenstein). Though scholars have posed numerous suggestions as to why Nadab and Abihu are incinerated beside the altar, none has c...
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
2015
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2015, Volume: 77, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-19 |
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| Summary: | The story of Nadab and Abihu has been called "a model of undecidability." For many readers it looks like "a punishment in search of a crime" (Edward Greenstein). Though scholars have posed numerous suggestions as to why Nadab and Abihu are incinerated beside the altar, none has compelled assent. Edward Greenstein suggested that this aporia in the text is not accidental but was intended by the author. I concur with this conclusion but not with the Derridean explanation he offers. Apophatic theology offers an account that is more in keeping with the lineaments of a Priestly theology of divine presence. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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